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Tuned Mass Dampers

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A review of representative research on tuned massed dampers (TMD) reported in journals in recent years is presented. TMDs are divided into four categories: conventional TMDs, pendulum TMDs (PTMDs), bi-directional TMDs (BTMDs), and tuned liquid column dampers (TLCDs).

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Gutierrez Soto, M., Adeli, H. Tuned Mass Dampers. Arch Computat Methods Eng 20, 419–431 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-013-9091-7

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