Fluid viscous dampers (FVDs) are well-established supplemental energy dissipation
devices that have been widely used for earthquake protection of structures. Optimal design …

Viscous dampers have widely proved their effectiveness in mitigating the effects of the
seismic action upon building structures. In view of the large impact that use of such …

A tuned viscous mass damper (TVMD) is an inerter-based damper that has been adopted in
several high-rise buildings in earthquake-prone Japan recently to protect the structures from …

The insertion of steel bracing systems equipped with dissipative devices is a widely used
technique for the seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete (rc) framed buildings; yet, few …

In the present work a direct procedure for the preliminary seismic design of building
structures with added dampers is described which represents the simplification of the so …

This article presents the results of an exhaustive parametric analysis which compares the
performances offered by various systems (which lead to both classical and non classical …

A gradient-based evolutionary optimization methodology is presented for finding the optimal
design of both the added dampers and their supporting members to minimize an objective …

This work investigates the dynamic behaviour of a multi-storey frame building, assumed as
the structure to be controlled, connected with an adjacent support structure by means of …

Design methods for supplemental dampers aimed at reducing vibrations of civil structures
often leave unanswered the following question: starting from the structural inherent …

An effective strategy of seismic retrofitting consists of installing nonlinear viscous dampers
between the existing building, with insufficient lateral resistance, and some auxiliary towers …