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A variable damping semiactive device for control of the seismic response of buildings

dc.contributor.advisor Suárez, Luis E.
dc.contributor.author Cundumi-Sánchez, Orlando
dc.contributor.college College of Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.committee Martínez, José A.
dc.contributor.committee Saffar, Alí
dc.contributor.committee Godoy, Luis A.
dc.contributor.committee López, Ricardo
dc.contributor.department Department of Civil Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.representative Asencio, Eugenio
dc.date.accessioned 2019-03-11T18:31:21Z
dc.date.available 2019-03-11T18:31:21Z
dc.date.issued 2005
dc.description.abstract This dissertation proposes a new semiactive device, composed of two fixedorifice viscous fluid dampers installed in the form of V whose top ends are attached to the upper floor and their lower ends to a point that can move along a vertical rod. The mechanism is termed the Variable-Damping-Semi-Active (VDSA) device. By varying its position, one can provide optimal instantaneous damping to the structure to minimize its seismic response. To determine the proper position of the moving end of the device, two algorithms based on a variation of the Instantaneous Optimal control theory were developed. The modified algorithms, referred to as Qv, are used to compute the response of structures standing alone and of coupled structures. Single and multi degree of freedom models are considered. The responses of the structural systems with the VDSA device subjected to different earthquakes are numerically studied and compared with those obtained with fixed dampers. en_US
dc.description.abstract En esta disertación se propone un nuevo equipo de control semiactivo. El equipo consiste de dos amortiguadores viscosos de orificio fijo, instalados en forma de V y cuyos extremos inferiores se pueden mover verticalmente hacia arriba y hacia abajo a lo largo de una barra vertical. El equipo se denomina VDSA (Variable Damping Semi-Active). Debido a la variación de la posición de los amortiguadores se puede suministrar un amortiguamiento óptimo a la estructura minimizando su respuesta. Para determinar la posición en cada instante de tiempo, se desarrollaron dos algoritmos de control basados en la Teoría de Control Óptimo. Los algoritmos, que se denominaron algoritmos Qv modificados, se usan para computar la respuesta sísmica de estructuras solas y acopladas de uno y múltiples grados de libertad. Se estudio en forma numérica la respuesta de los sistemas estructurales con el equipo VDSA sometidos a diferentes terremotos y se comparó con la respuesta con amortiguadores fijos. en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2005 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/1849
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2005 Orlando Cundumi Sánchez en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Seismic response en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Damping (Mechanics) en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Buildings--Earthquake effects en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Earthquake hazard analysis en_US
dc.title A variable damping semiactive device for control of the seismic response of buildings en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Civil Engineering en_US
thesis.degree.level Ph.D. en_US
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