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<p>Efficient and practical seismic control of structures-particularly through isolation systems-remains a significant challenge due to high implementation costs and construction complexity. Moreover, their application in retrofitting existing structures often requires extensive modifications.To address these challenges, this study proposes a novel and cost-effective seismic control system, termed the Ridge-Isolated Tuned Mass Damper (RITMD), which integrates the advantages of tuned mass damping and seismic isolation. A reduced-order two-degree-of-freedom (2DOF) model is developed to capture the coupled dynamic behavior of the primary structure and the RITMD system. An optimization framework based on the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm is employed to determine the optimal tuning parameters. Subsequently, closed-form design expressions are obtained using nonlinear regression analysis to facilitate practical engineering applications .The proposed approach is further extended to three-dimensional structural systems, and its performance is evaluated through nonlinear time-history analyses under bidirectional earthquake excitations. The results demonstrate that the RITMD system significantly reduces structural responses, including displacements, accelerations, inter-story drifts, torsional demands, and their corresponding root-mean-square (RMS) values.Overall, the proposed system provides an efficient, practical, and versatile solution for enhancing the seismic performance of both new and existing structures.</p>

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A ridge-isolated tuned mass damper for seismic rehabilitation of a 3D structure under bidirectional earthquakes

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    2026年7月12日

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  • Sadegh Etedali

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Efficient and practical seismic control of structures-particularly through isolation systems-remains a significant challenge due to high implementation costs and construction complexity. Moreover, their application in retrofitting existing structures often requires extensive modifications.To address these challenges, this study proposes a novel and cost-effective seismic control system, termed the Ridge-Isolated Tuned Mass Damper (RITMD), which integrates the advantages of tuned mass damping and seismic isolation. A reduced-order two-degree-of-freedom (2DOF) model is developed to capture the coupled dynamic behavior of the primary structure and the RITMD system. An optimization framework based on the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm is employed to determine the optimal tuning parameters. Subsequently, closed-form design expressions are obtained using nonlinear regression analysis to facilitate practical engineering applications .The proposed approach is further extended to three-dimensional structural systems, and its performance is evaluated through nonlinear time-history analyses under bidirectional earthquake excitations. The results demonstrate that the RITMD system significantly reduces structural responses, including displacements, accelerations, inter-story drifts, torsional demands, and their corresponding root-mean-square (RMS) values.Overall, the proposed system provides an efficient, practical, and versatile solution for enhancing the seismic performance of both new and existing structures.