In this study,dynamic responses of two buildings connected by viscoelastic dampers under bidirectional excitations are extensively investigated.The two buildings are a 10-story building and a 16-story building,with th...In this study,dynamic responses of two buildings connected by viscoelastic dampers under bidirectional excitations are extensively investigated.The two buildings are a 10-story building and a 16-story building,with the shorter building on the left.Viscoelastic dampers are installed at all fl oors of the shorter building.Equations of motion are formulated using a fractional derivative model to represent the viscoelastic dampers.Three cases are considered with mass eccentricities at 0,10% and-10% with respect to the dimensions of the buildings.The responses of the buildings are numerically predicted at different damper properties.The simulation results indicated that the maximum horizontal responses of the buildings without eccentricities are signifi cantly mitigated.However,torsional effects are adversely increased.For asymmetric buildings,the effectiveness of the connecting dampers is affected by building eccentricities.As a result,mass eccentricities must be taken into account in damper selection.When compared with vibrations induced by unidirectional excitations,bidirectional excitations can increase the responses of coupled asymmetric buildings.In addition,installing dampers only at the top fl oor of the shorter building may cause a sudden change in lateral stiffness of the taller building.Consequently,the story shear envelopes of the taller building are changed.展开更多
The important development has been made in studying nonholonomic systems, but many theoretical and practical problems still need to be solved. In order to suit development of analytical mechanism itself and the need o...The important development has been made in studying nonholonomic systems, but many theoretical and practical problems still need to be solved. In order to suit development of analytical mechanism itself and the need of wide-ranging application to other subjects and modem engineering technology, its research method, the mathematical models got with this method and final forms of differential equations of motion still need to be further studied. This article gives up the traditional method which was used to study the nonholonomic systems in 3N dimensional Euclid space "E<sub>3N</sub>".展开更多
文摘In this study,dynamic responses of two buildings connected by viscoelastic dampers under bidirectional excitations are extensively investigated.The two buildings are a 10-story building and a 16-story building,with the shorter building on the left.Viscoelastic dampers are installed at all fl oors of the shorter building.Equations of motion are formulated using a fractional derivative model to represent the viscoelastic dampers.Three cases are considered with mass eccentricities at 0,10% and-10% with respect to the dimensions of the buildings.The responses of the buildings are numerically predicted at different damper properties.The simulation results indicated that the maximum horizontal responses of the buildings without eccentricities are signifi cantly mitigated.However,torsional effects are adversely increased.For asymmetric buildings,the effectiveness of the connecting dampers is affected by building eccentricities.As a result,mass eccentricities must be taken into account in damper selection.When compared with vibrations induced by unidirectional excitations,bidirectional excitations can increase the responses of coupled asymmetric buildings.In addition,installing dampers only at the top fl oor of the shorter building may cause a sudden change in lateral stiffness of the taller building.Consequently,the story shear envelopes of the taller building are changed.
文摘The important development has been made in studying nonholonomic systems, but many theoretical and practical problems still need to be solved. In order to suit development of analytical mechanism itself and the need of wide-ranging application to other subjects and modem engineering technology, its research method, the mathematical models got with this method and final forms of differential equations of motion still need to be further studied. This article gives up the traditional method which was used to study the nonholonomic systems in 3N dimensional Euclid space "E<sub>3N</sub>".
