Multiperformance optimization design of a hybrid vibration mitigation system for super high‐rise buildings to improve earthquake resistance

• Published in: The structural design of tall and special buildings Vol. 29; no. 5
• Main Authors: Du, Bingjie, Zhao, Xin, Li, Hao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 10-04-2020
• Subjects: Bracing; buckling restraint brace; Damping ratio; Design; Design analysis; Design optimization; Earthquake dampers; Earthquake resistance; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Energy dissipation; High rise buildings; Hybrid systems; hybrid vibration damping system; Lateral displacement; optimal design; Seismic activity; Seismic response; Stiffness; Structural vibration; super tall buildings; Tall buildings; Vibration; Vibration analysis; Vibration control; Vibration damping; virtual VD model; viscous damper
• ISSN: 1541-7794; 1541-7808
• DOI: 10.1002/tal.1709

Summary
A structure must meet many performance requirements to survive an earthquake. For a super high‐rise structure, the dominant control performance metric is stiffness when considering earthquake resistance because the lateral displacement of the structure often does not meet the requirements of the code even if the structure meets strength requirements. For moderate and major earthquakes, stiffness and strength play a leading role jointly. Viscous damper (VD) and buckling restraint brace (BRB) are damping devices that are commonly used in modern engineering. The efficiencies of these devices are different for different situations, and combining them can yield improved structural vibration mitigation. In this study, the performances of VD and BRB are summarized. A kind of virtual VD model with an additional damping ratio is proposed on the basis of which a VD priority placement analysis method is developed, and an optimal design is proposed. A detailed analysis of various stress states of a BRB is also performed, and a BRB arrangement method based on brace stress level analysis is proposed. The two kinds of vibration damping equipment are combined in the structure, and a practical design method for a hybrid vibration damping system is proposed. The accuracy of the proposed method is verified by considering a 10‐story plane frame. Finally, a hybrid vibration mitigation design for different objective damping ratios is performed for a super tall building project, and the design results are compared. The analysis results show that a VD can effectively increase structural damping and reduce the seismic response of the structure. A BRB is used to replace supports that experience high stress and reduce their section size, thereby reducing costs. Therefore, the proposed hybrid vibration damping structure is cost effective while providing good energy dissipation and is thus promising for engineering applications.