Optimum Design of Single and Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Vibration Control in Buildings Under Seismic Excitation

This paper presents a study on optimization of design parameters and positions of single tuned mass damper (STMD) and multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMDs), used as vibration control systems in buildings under seismic excitations aiming to reduce their story drift. As case studies, three buildings are subjected to three real earthquakes and one non-stationary artificial earthquake, and their responses are analyzed. For each building, different control scenarios are proposed and to run the optimizations, the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) was used. The results showed that for Building 1, the Scenario 1-Optimized, with a STMD at the top floor, was the best alternative. In Building 2, the Scenario 1-Optimized, with also a STMD at the top floor, proved to be the best solution. Finally, for Building 3, the Scenario 4-Modified, with 3 TMDs arranged in the building elevation plane was the only one that had effective control of structural response, therefore, it is the best control scenario.