Research Article
Seismic Performance Analysis of a Connected Multitower Structure with FPS and Viscous Damper
Table 5
Maximum absolute acceleration on the top of the towers.
| | Wave | Tower | X direction (mm/s2) | Y direction (mm/s2) | | No FPS and no damper | With FPS and damper | Reduction rate (%) | No FPS and no damper | With FPS and damper | Reduction rate (%) |
| | L0689S | T2 | 3366.8 | 2759.5 | 18.04 | 2557.8 | 2359.3 | 7.76 | | T3S | 3251.2 | 2572.2 | 20.88 | 2512.6 | 2306.8 | 8.19 | | T4S | 3184.8 | 2551.7 | 19.88 | 2224.6 | 2218.3 | 0.28 | | T5 | 3007.1 | 2624.7 | 12.72 | 2167.5 | 2120.1 | 2.19 |
| | L0223S | T2 | 3428.7 | 2993.7 | 12.69 | 2200.0 | 2024.9 | 7.96 | | T3S | 3147.7 | 2965.3 | 5.79 | 2451.7 | 2102.3 | 14.25 | | T4S | 3272.3 | 2805.5 | 14.27 | 2314.1 | 2160.0 | 6.66 | | T5 | 3397.3 | 2840.7 | 16.38 | 2437.4 | 2275.8 | 6.63 |
| | L6501S | T2 | 2955.6 | 2682.3 | 9.25 | 2125.4 | 2050.3 | 3.53 | | T3S | 2844.2 | 2664.7 | 6.31 | 2308.9 | 2125.5 | 7.94 | | T4S | 2862.9 | 2649.2 | 7.46 | 2296.7 | 2130.5 | 7.24 | | T5 | 3067.5 | 2737.4 | 10.76 | 2339.1 | 2194.2 | 6.19 |
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