Title :
Active control of vibrations of a tall structure excited by external forces
Author :
Jamil, Mohsin ; Sharkh, S.M. ; Javid, M. Nasir ; Nagend, V.V.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. Sci., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
This paper is concerned with active control of vibrations of tall structures subjected to strong wind or earth quake shocks using an active mass damper (AMD). A linear black box model of the systems is obtained from an experimental scale model of the structure. Two alternative control systems, and associated observers are designed and their performance assessed theoretically and experimentally.
Keywords :
earthquake engineering; earthquakes; observers; shock absorbers; structural engineering; vibration control; wind; active mass damper; earthquake shocks; external forces; linear black box model; observers; tall structures; vibration active control; vibration excitation; wind;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST), 2009 6th International Bhurban Conference on
Conference_Location :
Islamabad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8650-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-969-8741-07-5
