Damping methods to mitigate windinduced （阻尼方法减轻风致）.pdfVIP

Rakenteiden Mekaniikka (Journal of Structural Mechanics) Vol. 42, No 1, 2009, pp. 38-47 Damping methods to mitigate wind-induced vibrations Tuomo Kärnä Abstract. This paper describes the design of passive dampers for guyed masts and steel chim- neys in conditions where the natural frequencies of the structure can not be determined accu- rately. In such conditions, an account should be taken of an offset in the frequency-tuning of the damping facilities. The paper shows that a traditional tuned mass damper (TMD) or a tuned liq- uid damper having narrow band control characteristic can be used as a broad damper by adopt- ing a sufficiently high mass in the device. Practical guidelines for the design of damping facili- ties are provided. Key words: Wind, vortex-shedding, masts, chimneys, vibrations, damping, mitigation, tuned mass dampers, tuned liquid dampers, design recommendations. Introduction and background This paper considers two passive methods to control wind-induced vibrations on guyed masts and industrial steel chimneys. Den Hartog [1] derived design formulas for a tuned mass damper (TMD), which has subsequently found a lot of technical applications on masts and other slender structures. Fisher [2] reports on experiences on a pendulum vi- bration absorber. This kind of device (Fig. 1) has frequently been used in many Euro- pean countries. The technical details of the pendulum type TMD vary mainly in the method of providing the damping that is needed within the device [3, 4]. The popularity of the TMD damper is based partly on the simplicity of the formulas that are used in the design of these devices. However, a TMD may occasionally need some maintenance. Therefore, the users of the structures sometimes prefer more simple devices. Impact dampers [5, 6] as well as the chain dampers [7] offer such simplicity in the construction of the device. A further step towards l