Title: Response enhancement of identical adjoining structures interconnected by Maxwell dampers

Authors: C.C. Patel

Addresses: Department of Civil Engineering, Marwadi Education Foundation Group of Institutions, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Abstract: The response behaviour of identical adjoining structures interconnected by Maxwell dampers subjected to seismic excitations is studied. To estimate the efficacy of Maxwell damper, the adjoining structures interconnected by Maxwell dampers having same damping and also different damping coefficient is analysed. The optimal damper parameters are estimated for utmost response mitigation. The outcomes of the study indicate that earthquake induced response of adjoining structures interconnected by Maxwell dampers with appropriate parameters reduce effectively. Further, lesser dampers of appropriate parameter and at suitable locations can substantially mitigate the response of interconnected structures under real ground motion excitations.

Keywords: interconnected structures; Maxwell damper; optimal damper parameter; optimal location; passive control; seismic response.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSTRUCTE.2022.121986

International Journal of Structural Engineering, 2022 Vol.12 No.2, pp.189 - 207

Received: 03 Jun 2021
Accepted: 04 Aug 2021
Published online: 07 Apr 2022 *

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