Multiobjective optimal placement of active tendons to control irregular multistory buildings with soil–structure interaction

Abstract

SummaryIn recent decades, many researchers have conducted research studies on structural control to improve the safety and serviceability of high‐rise buildings against earthquakes and strong winds. On the other hand, applying active control systems and controlling strategies in buildings are costly process, and it is necessary to reduce the number of controllers.In this paper, a multiobjective genetic algorithm is proposed to optimize the placement of active tendons in a 2D shear frame and a 3D irregular building considering soil–structure interaction effect to reduce active control cost and response of structures at the same time. For multiobjective optimization, multiobjective genetic algorithm of the MATLAB toolbox is used to find a set of Pareto optimal solutions for a multiobjective minimization. The results indicate that the method is capable of finding the number and location of the required active tendons in both 2D shear frame and 3D irregular building with 10 and 20 stories while the base shear of structure is minimized. The specific advantage of the employed algorithms is to reduce the number of mounted active tendons approximately by 50%.