Abstract: In this research, an enhanced flexibility- (force-) based formulation is developed for a shear deformable beam-column element by using force interpolation functions. The development is derived from Reissner’s exact stress ...

Abstract: An innovative design for a semiactive variable stiffness (SAVS) device is presented in this paper. This beamlike device is capable of altering its stiffness in a smooth manner between minimum and maximum levels by using ...

Abstract: An innovative design for an adaptive configuration tuned mass damper (ACTMD) is proposed. An ACTMD is a semiactive dynamic vibration absorber by which the undesirable rotational vibrations of a structure can be greatly ...