Experimental Investigation on Performance of Reduced Models of Tall Buildings Used for Structural Control

Project Member(s): Li, J.

Start year: 2001

Summary: Today, as large civil engineering structures become more flexible and slender, their dynamic responses due to wind and earthquake are of great concern. Dynamic model reduction of these large structures such as tall buildings is a prerequisite for both analyses and experiment pertaining to vibration control strategies. This project is to investigate experimentally the benefits brought about by novel model reduction techniques with applications in active vibration control of large structures subjected to earthquake loads. The project outcomes will identify best model reduction methods for enhancing the structural control performance of civil structures and therefore greatly benefit the construction industry.

Keywords: Structural dynamics; Structural control; Earthquake engineering; Structural model reduction; Tall and flexible buildings; Earthquake and wind loads

FOR Codes: Structural Engineering, Control Engineering, Design, Building Management and Services, Automation and Control Engineering, Structural engineering , Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics

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