Vibration control of a 5-storey benchmark building utilising liquid column vibration absorbers

Abstract

This paper examines issues of numerical error pertaining to fluid structure coupling, as applied to vibration control by the use of Liquid Column Vibration Absorbers (LCVAs). These issues are highlighted and source of error is further examined by application to a specific example. The paper will finally demonstrate the effectiveness of the method by undertaking a study on the vibration control of the 5 storey benchmark model. In summary, the method highlighted will demonstrate the potential of the coupling adopted when applied to structural vibration control using LCVAs.