Research Article
Robust Optimum Design of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Vibration Control in Buildings Subjected to Seismic Excitation
Table 1
Mean value and coefficient of variation of each input random variable.
| Random variable | Mean value | Coefficient of variation (%) |
| Mass per story | 360 t | 5 | Stiffness per story | 650 MN/m | 5 | Damping per story | 6.2 MNs/m | 5 | Spring constant for each TMD | Design variable | 5 | Damping constant for each TMD | Design variable | 5 | PGA | 0.475 g | 10 | ωg | 18 rad/s | 10 | ξg | 0.6 | 10 |
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