Research Article

LQR Control of Wind Excited Benchmark Building Using Variable Stiffness Tuned Mass Damper

Table 1

Performance criteria: STLC compared with ALC and STSC, for and ±15% structural stiffness variations.

RMS responsePeak response
Criterion Criterion

0.44 0.45 0.45 0.44 0.51 0.52

0.44 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.50 0.55

0.58 0.50 0.70 0.71 0.64 0.81

0.58 0.50 0.71 0.71 0.65 0.82

(kNm/s)5.35 4.33 6.83 (kNm/s) 35.7 27.0 52.1

(kNm/s) 2.37 2.18 2.46 (kNm/s) 2.33 2.24 2.82

(kN)22.7 19.2 28.3 (kN) 94.2 83.1 106

(cm) 22.8 19.5 25.3 (cm) 76.8 70.6 93.1