中国土木工程结构控制的发展(翻译原文).doc

Advances in Structural Control in Civil Engineering in China  Abstract: In the recent years, much attention has been paid to the research and development of structural control techniques with particular emphasis on alleviation of wind and seismic responses of buildings and bridges inChina. Structural control in civil engineering has been developed from the concept into a workable technology and applied into practical engineering structures. The aim of this paper is to review a state of the art of researches and applications of structural control in civil engineering in China. It includes the passive control, active control, hybrid controland semiactive control. Finally, the possible future directions of structural control in civil engineering in China are presented. Keywords:structural control;base isolation;damper Introduction Civil engineering structures located in environments where earthquakes or large wind forces are common will be subjected to serious vibrations during their lifetime. These vibrations can range from harmless to severe with the later resulting in serious structural damage and potential structural failure. The traditional method of antiseismic technique is to increase the stiffness of structures by enlarging the section of columns, beams, shear walls, or other elements, which will enhance the seismic load because of the added mass to structures. As a result, although the cost of structures with traditional antiseismic technique is increased a lot, the safety level of structures is less improved. Another disadvantage of the traditional antiseismic technique is that it focuses on the protection of the structure but neglects the facilities inside the structure. Hence, it cannot be used in some structures whose facilities inside them are very important, such as hospitals, city lifeline engineering, nuclear plants, museum buildings, and the buildings with precise instruments. Even though engineers cannot design a building whi