Study on the Indiscrete Tuned Mass Damper for Buffeting Control of Long Span Cable-Stayed Bridges

A study of buffeting control of the E-dong Bridge Using an indiscrete tuned mass damper (ITMD) system is performed in this paper. Different from the traditional multiple tuned mass damper (MTMD) system which is fixed along the main span of bridge discretely, this indiscrete tuned mass damper is attached to the centre region of the bridge’s main span continuously. A three-dimensional finite element model of E-dong Bridge, is completed by the software of ANSYS. By comparing the vertical and lateral buffeting response of bridge without dampers, the control efficiency of ITMD and MTMD is confirmed.