JOURNAL OF VIBRATION ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGIES, vol.12, no.2, pp.2279-2293, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
BackgroundIn this study, a tuned mass damper (TMD) was implemented on 3D irregular structures to reduce structural responses including the increased displacements of structures at corners due to torsional rotation.MethodA novel metaheuristic-based optimization methodology is presented for obtaining the optimum design of TMD. The methodology employs a metaheuristic algorithm called Jaya Algorithm and the codes of this algorithm were combined with dynamic analysis of TMD-included. To reduce torsional effects, the position of TMD on the plan is also a design variable additional to TMD parameters.ResultsThe method is tested on a single-story irregular structure as a theoretical study. Then, the application feasibility of the method was proved via a ten-story real-size structure. The optimum TMD is effective to reduce the maximum displacement by 25.71 and 22.69% for the single-story and ten-story structures, respectively.