Research Article

Multidimensional Seismic Control by Tuned Mass Damper with Poles and Torsional Pendulums

Table 4

Increasing rate of damping ratio of the TMDPPs with different design parameters.

Parameters
Increasing rate (%)Length conversion factor of length Mass ratio of TMDPP to structure

Displacement in   direction1.87−0.78−0.580.66−0.491.11
Displacement in direction0.79−0.49−0.340.25−0.370.53
Acceleration in direction24.47−17.3−6.523.38−10.5613.46
Acceleration in direction26.09−32.36−7.094.46−20.9420.73
Torsion angle1.12−0.43−0.310.33−0.350.74