Matta, Emiliano; Ceravolo, Rosario; De Stefano, Alessandro; Quattrone, Antonino; Zanotti Fragonara, Luca
(Civil-Comp Press, 2012-12-01)
The performance of tuned mass dampers (TMDs) diminishes as the input duration
shortens. As a result, they are not recommended for use against short-duration,
pulse-like ground motions, such as those occurring in near-field ...