| Abstract: | For the purpose of comparison and applications, two criteria for the optimum searching are considered, which are the minimization of the minimum of the maximum dynamic magnification factor(Min. Min. Max. DMF) and the minimization of the minimum dynamic reduction factor (Min.Min.DRF). A study is carried out to investigate the applicability of designing TMD utilizing the unit modal participation factor. In addition, the design steps for the building frame with TMD are suggested. It is demonstrated that significant reduction in the response can be achieved by adopting the optimum TMD parameters in the present paper. |
