Research Article
Proposed Configurations for the Use of Smart Dampers with Bracings in Tall Buildings
Table 3
Buildings responses for both comfort and security reasons (-direction).
| | Criteria | Uncontrolled | Passive-on | Decentralized bang-bang | | | +0% Stiffness | +0% Stiffness | +10% Stiffness | −10% Stiffness | +0% Stiffness | +10% Stiffness | −10% Stiffness |
| | = 10 yrs | RMS Acc. (mg) | 13.0268 | 3.6350 (72.10%) | 3.4710 | 3.8138 | 3.1292 (75.98%) | 2.9582 | 3.3362 | | = 28 m/s | Peak Acc. (mg) | 37.7087 | 16.1623 (57.14%) | 17.1560 | 18.4160 | 17.9946 (52.28%) | 16.1197 | 20.7541 |
| Security,
= 100 yrs
= 34.4 m/s | RMS Disp. (m) | 0.3496 | 0.1046 (70.08%) | 0.0929 | 0.1160 | 0.1001 (71.37%) | 0.0897 | 0.1116 | | Peak Disp. (m) | 1.2290 | 0.5381 (56.22%) | 0.4854 | 0.5637 | 0.5203 (57.66%) | 0.4989 | 0.5649 | | RMS Drift (rad) | 0.0011 | 0.00057 (56.22%) | 0.00051 | 0.00063 | 0.00054 (71.58%) | 0.00048 | 0.00060 | | Peak Drift (rad) | 0.0066 | 0.0029 (56.06%) | 0.0027 | 0.0031 | 0.0029 (56.06%) | 0.0027 | 0.0030 | | RMS SL (N) | 1.347 × 107 | 4.711 × 106 (65.03%) | 4.5212e6 | 4.8032e6 | 4.4153e6 (67.22%) | 4.2727e6 | 4.5132e6 | | Peak SL (N) | 4.864 × 107 | 2.784 × 107 (42.76%) | 2.9253e7 | 2.1284e7 | 2.5724e7 (47.11%) | 2.6732e7 | 2.0441e7 | | RMS BM (N.m) | 1.994 × 109 | 6.5375e8 (67.21%) | 6.2312e8 | 6.6876e8 | 6.0546e8 (69.64%) | 5.8027e8 | 6.2344e8 | | Peak BM (N.m) | 6.873 × 109 | 3.759 × 109 (45.31%) | 3.6794e9 | 2.9540e9 | 3.4835e9 (49.32%) | 3.6521e9 | 2.7948e9 |
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