Research Article

Seismic Vibration Mitigation of a Cable-Stayed Bridge with Asymmetric Pounding Tuned Mass Damper

Table 5

Vibration reduction ratio of different damping systems.

Structural responsePeak valueR.M.S. value
TMDPTMDAPTMDTMDPTMDAPTMD

Midspan displacement14.70%15.52%15.65%21.13%27.80%37.65%
Midspan acceleration−0.03%−0.03%−0.48%3.89%4.68%5.35%
Shear force at pylon bottom1.51%1.66%1.89%0.86%1.35%2.01%
Shear force at pier bottom20.80%20.85%20.52%21.18%23.75%26.77%
Bending moment at pylon bottom9.52%9.51%9.26%26.20%28.87%31.81%
Bending moment at pier bottom28.29%28.23%28.46%21.42%24.00%27.03%
Bending moment at the junction of pier and beam26.48%26.46%26.52%20.31%22.69%25.44%