Experimental verification of semiactive damping of stay cables

Author

Christenson, R.E. ; Spencer, B.F., Jr. ; Johnson, E.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Civil Eng. & Geol. Sci., Notre Dame Univ., IN, USA

Volume

6

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

5058

Abstract

Stay cables, such as are used in cable-stayed bridges, are prone to vibration due to their low inherent damping characteristics. Transversely-attached passive viscous dampers have been implemented in many bridges to dampen such vibration. However, only minimal damping can be added if the attachment point is close to the deck. For longer bridge cables, passive damping is insufficient. A recent study by the authors demonstrated that "smart" semiactive damping can provide significantly superior supplemental damping. This paper experimentally verifies a smart damping control strategy for an inclined flat-sag cable. Cable response is seen to be substantially reduced by the smart damper

Keywords

civil engineering; damping; intelligent actuators; vibration control; cable response; cable-stayed bridges; inclined flat-sag cable; low inherent damping characteristics; minimal damping; semiactive damping; smart damping control strategy; smart semiactive damping; stay cables; supplemental damping; transversely-attached passive viscous dampers; vibration; Bridges; Civil engineering; Damping; Geology; Power cables; Shape control; Shock absorbers; Structural panels; Transmission lines; Vibration control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

American Control Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

ISSN

0743-1619

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6495-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACC.2001.945786

Filename

945786