Monumental Staircase Vibration Abatement Using a Tuned Mass Damper-2
To lower the vibration level of a monumental staircase, one 500 lb tuned mass damper (TMD) was designed, fabricated, and appended to the structure. The natural frequency of the staircase was measured and used for tuning the TMD. Figure 1 shows the landing of the staircase with two of the measurement locations highlighted. Monumental aesthetically […]
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