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Characterisation of instantaneous dynamic parameters in vibration analysis of tuned liquid column dampers

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Liquid dampers are attractive for engineering applications to suppress undesired vibration resulting from wind, wave and earthquake excitation. This is particularly relevant to tuned liquid column dampers due to their high volumetric efficiency, consistent behaviour and nonlinear but quantifiable damping mechanism. The paper investigates instantaneous dynamic parameters of such dampers. A simplified analytical model, numerical simulations and experimental work are undertaken to reveal time-variant behaviour of natural frequency and damping. The major focus is on experimental analysis and wavelet identification. The latter is based on the concept of wavelet ridges and the Crazy Climbers optimisation algorithm.

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The work presented in this paper was supported by funding from the WELCOME research Project No. 2010-3/2, sponsored by the Foundation for Polish Science (Innovative Economy, National Cohesion Programme, EU).

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  1. Department of Robotics and Mechatronics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Kraków, Poland

    K. Dziedziech, W. J. Staszewski & T. Uhl

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, 711103, India

    A. Ghosh

  3. Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, School of Engineering, Dublin 2, Ireland

    B. Basu

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Dziedziech, K., Staszewski, W.J., Ghosh, A. et al. Characterisation of instantaneous dynamic parameters in vibration analysis of tuned liquid column dampers. Nonlinear Dyn 90, 717–731 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-017-3690-z

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