Design strategies of viscous dampers for seismic protection of building structures: A review

• Published in: Soil dynamics and earthquake engineering (1984) Vol. 118; pp. 144 - 165
• Main Authors: De Domenico, D., Ricciardi, G., Takewaki, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Barking Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Aseismic buildings; Comparative studies; Damping ratio; Design; Design optimization; Earthquake dampers; Earthquake protection; Earthquakes; Energy dissipation; Energy dissipation devices; Excitation; Fluid viscous dampers; Ground motion; Numerical optimization; Optimal damper design; Placement; Seismic activity; Seismic design; Seismic engineering; Seismic response; Stochastic earthquake excitation; Energy dissipation devices; Earthquake protection; Stochastic earthquake excitation; Numerical optimization; Optimal damper design; Fluid viscous dampers

Fluid viscous dampers (FVDs) are well-established supplemental energy dissipation devices that have been widely used for earthquake protection of structures. Optimal design, placement and sizing of FVDs have been extensively investigated in the last four decades. In this review paper, an overvie...