Thereductionofthestructuresdynamicresponsetovibrations.docVIP

The reduction of the structures dynamic response to vibrations Viorel Serban, Marian Androne Romanian Authority for Nuclear Activities Subsidiary of Technology and Engineering for Nuclear Projects, SITON Bucharest-Magurele, Romania serbanv@router.citon.ro Abstract— The structures (buildings, equipment and pipe networks) are affected during their lifetime by the vibrations generated by the operating regimes (fluid flow, equipment starts and stops, eccentric mass rotation moving) and by external action (earthquakes and explosion) The new developed mechanical devices, called “SERB-devices” can overtake large static loads over which dynamic loads may overlap and be damped. The devices allow “cutting-off” the dynamic action in-coming from the environment to the protected structure and the overtaking of shocks and vibrations generated from the inside structure to protect the environment. These devices may have high relative displacements, with restoring force, allowing thus the performance of a good isolation of the structures against the dynamic action, also overtaking the displacements due to thermal expansions or support yielding. Keywords - shocks, vibrations and seismic movement, control, limitation and damping, base isolation Introduction Buildings, equipment and pipe networks (structures) are generally affected by shocks vibrations generated by the operation of equipment or fluid flow through pipe networks. Additionally, on sites with average or high seismic activity, seismic movements need to be considered in the design of structures. Such shocks and vibrations affect the proper operation of the technological equipment components, damage the buildings where they are installed in and generate waves and noises that propagate to the environment, affecting the foundations of sensitive equipment and components, and also generate a discomfort for the operation personnel and for the occupants of buildings. Depending on their generating source, shocks and vibrat