Research Article

Coupling ATMD System for Seismic Response Control of Two Adjacent Buildings

Table 2

IAS design results.

PropertiesBuilding 1Building 2

1st modal mass of structure (tons)650.43584.44
TMD
 Mass ratio (%)2.32.5
 Mass, (tons)1515
 Damping coefficient, (N·s/m)1.52 × 1041.98 × 104
 Stiffness, (kN/m)4.80 × 1027.32 × 102
Active actuator
 Weighting matrices
   for both structures
  5.00 × 10−135.00 × 10−13