Building control with passive dampers : optimal performance-based design for earthquakes / Izuru Takewaki.

"The recent introduction of active and passive structural control methods has given structural designers powerful tools for performance-based design. However, structural engineers often lackthe tools for the optimal selection and placement of such systems. In Building Control with Passive Dampe...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Takewaki, Izuru
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore ; Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley & Sons (Asia), ©2009.
Subjects:	Earthquake resistant design. Buildings > Earthquake effects. Damping (Mechanics) Buildings > Vibration. Structural control (Engineering)