The use of tuned mass dampers to control annoying floor vibrations

Floor vibrations due to occupancy activities on a floor are sometimes annoying to the occupants. Correcting floor vibrations is difficult and can be expensive. The use of tuned mass dampers to control annoying floor vibrations is sometimes a viable solution. Tuned mass dampers (TMDs) have been use...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rottmann, Cheryl E.
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44824
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09182008-063455/