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

In this paper, an integrated approach targeting sustainability, safety and resilience is
envisioned for the renovation of the post-Second World War RC buildings clustered in urban …

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 …

This paper deals with the seismic protection of building frames by means of external
dissipative systems. Dampers and external framing system can be arranged in several …

In this study, optimum design of viscous dampers under different mode behaviors are
investigated for structures exposed to earthquakes. The structure is modeled as a shear …

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 …