Abstract: Problems associated with floor vibrations caused by human movements are becoming more prevalent. In this paper tuned mass dampers are used to reduce the excessive vibrations of a long‐span balcony due to spectator‐induced ...

Abstract: The vibration of floor systems caused by human movements can be reduced using tuned mass dampers. The component mode synthesis (CMS) method is used to compute the response of the floor‐tuned mass damper system using only ...

Abstract: Supplemental damping devices have been used to decrease the dynamic response of buildings subjected to wind and earthquake inputs. These devices can be generalized into the following three major types: friction devices, ...

Abstract: A statistical study of yield spectra with high damping is presented. A set of 10 earthquake records is used as input ground motions for elastoplastic single degree of freedom systems with damping ratios from 10% to 50%. ...

Abstract: The application of the component mode synthesis (CMS) method to calculate the optimum tuned mass‐damper parameters is extended by adding a number of static mode shapes to the formulation. It is shown that the addition of ...

Abstract: The behavior of double‐angle bracing members subjected to out‐of plane buckling due to severe cyclic load reversals is investigated. Nine full‐size test specimens were subjected to severe inelastic axial deformations. Test ...

Abstract: A major concern in seismic performance testing is whether the loading conditions imposed on a test specimen are representative of those that might occur during an actual earthquake. An on‐line computer‐controlled experimental ...