Semi-active control of an experimental frame using mr dampers: Numerical results and experimental validation
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The present work describes part of the R&
D on using a semi-active structural con-
trol technique in a civil engineering experim
ental model frame equipped with a MR damper,
developed within COVICOCEPAD project approved
in the framework of Eurocores program
S3T. Some results are provided as
sociated with the calibration
of a magneto-rheological (MR)
damper at FEUP (Faculdade de Engenharia da Un
iversidade do Porto) as well as on the ex-
perimental modal identification
of the dynamic properties of a
small-scale metallic frame,
with and without the inclusion of
a specific MR device. Some
numerical results of the con-
trolled frame under simulated earthquakes are gi
ven, to be later compared with the experi-
mental results of such frame inst
alled in a Quanser
shaking table.
