Optimal Design of Viscoelastic Dampers in Frame Structures considering Soil-Structure Interaction Effect

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2017/9629083/figures/9629083.fig.0016a.svgz" name="9629083.fig.0016a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b><svg height="11.927pt" id="M217" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 11.4373 11.927" width="11.4373pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M697 650H468L461 623L492 619C539 613 547 605 518 546C481 471 367 264 278 116H276C239 278 197 500 186 567C180 604 185 613 226 619L252 623L260 650H24L17 623C78 617 92 613 108 533L216 -11H247C365 200 515 462 560 529C616 612 624 615 689 623L697 650Z" id="g113-87"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="709" vert-adv-y="709"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,7.332,3.132)"><path d="M357 391C357 416 325 451 270 451C241 451 179 431 146 400C109 365 97 334 97 307C97 248 143 213 196 180C250 146 261 123 261 101C261 75 237 40 190 40C153 40 110 72 86 109C81 116 68 119 55 112C37 102 24 87 24 66C24 30 85 -12 137 -12C229 -12 331 62 331 140C331 189 304 218 236 260C197 284 164 309 164 346C164 381 194 400 220 400C259 400 282 380 304 350C310 342 321 339 330 344C347 353 357 372 357 391Z" id="g50-116"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="381" vert-adv-y="381"></glyph.data></g></svg> = 200 m/s</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2017/9629083/figures/9629083.fig.0016b.svgz" name="9629083.fig.0016b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b><svg height="11.927pt" id="M218" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 11.4373 11.927" width="11.4373pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M697 650H468L461 623L492 619C539 613 547 605 518 546C481 471 367 264 278 116H276C239 278 197 500 186 567C180 604 185 613 226 619L252 623L260 650H24L17 623C78 617 92 613 108 533L216 -11H247C365 200 515 462 560 529C616 612 624 615 689 623L697 650Z" id="g113-87"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="709" vert-adv-y="709"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,7.332,3.132)"><path d="M357 391C357 416 325 451 270 451C241 451 179 431 146 400C109 365 97 334 97 307C97 248 143 213 196 180C250 146 261 123 261 101C261 75 237 40 190 40C153 40 110 72 86 109C81 116 68 119 55 112C37 102 24 87 24 66C24 30 85 -12 137 -12C229 -12 331 62 331 140C331 189 304 218 236 260C197 284 164 309 164 346C164 381 194 400 220 400C259 400 282 380 304 350C310 342 321 339 330 344C347 353 357 372 357 391Z" id="g50-116"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="381" vert-adv-y="381"></glyph.data></g></svg> = 400 m/s</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2017/9629083/figures/9629083.fig.0016c.svgz" name="9629083.fig.0016c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Fixed base</td></tr></table>

<div>The comparison of structural responses for different distribution of VEDs (20-story structure).</div>

Shock and Vibration

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Figure 16: Optimal Design of Viscoelastic Dampers in Frame Structures considering Soil-Structure Interaction Effect 