Passive Vibration Control of Structures

<p>Research in vibration response control deals not only with prevention of catastrophic failures of structures during natural or accidental/manmade hazards but also ensures the comfort of occupants through serviceability. Therefore the focus of this book is on the theory of dynamic response control of structures by using different kinds of passive vibration control devices. The strategies used for controlling displacement velocity and acceleration response of structures such as buildings bridges and liquid storage tanks under the action of dynamic loads emanating from earthquake wind wave and so forth are detailed.</p><p>The book:</p><ul> <li>Explains fundamentals of vibration response control devices and their practical applications in response mitigation of structures exposed to earthquake wind and wave loading</li> <li>Offers a comprehensive overview of each passive damper its functioning and mathematical modeling in a dynamical system</li> <li>Covers practical aspects of employing the passive control devices to some of the benchmark problems that are developed from existing buildings and bridges in different countries worldwide</li> <li>Includes MATLAB® codes for determining the dynamic response of single degree of freedom (SDOF) and multi-degree of freedom (MDOF) systems along with computational models of the passive control devices</li> </ul><p>This book is aimed at senior undergraduate students graduate students and researchers in civil earthquake aerospace automotive mechanical engineering engineering dynamics and vibration control including structural engineers architects designers manufacturers and other professionals.</p>