Abstract
This paper presents some numerical investigations obtained from studying the effectiveness of active tuned mass dampers (TMD) in suppressing the vibrations in buildings. The results of the study indicate that active TMDs are not effective for forced vibration control in buildings. However, active TMDs are very effective and economic in suppressing the free vibrations response. For typical wind excitation, it is thus recommended to use passive TMD for forced vibration control, and active TMD for free vibration control.
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