Optimum parameters of tuned liquid column damper for suppressing pitching vibration of an undamped structure

In order to evaluate the control performance of the tuned liquid column damper in suppressing pitching vibration of structures, an optimal parametric study of the damper is carried out for an undamped structure. The structure is assumed to be subjected to harmonic excitation in the analysis. The optimum tuning ratio (or the optimum liquid length) and the optimum head loss coefficient of the damper are determined using Den Hartog's method. The analytical formulas of the optimum TLCD parameters for the undamped structure are derived. The optimum peak amplitudes for the structure and the liquid are also obtained. Based on the developed analytical formulas, the practical solution procedures for finding the optimum parameters are proposed. The presented example indicates that the optimum TLCD parameters can be easily calculated from the developed formulas. With the help of this study, the understanding of TLCD behavior with respect to its optimum parameters is enhanced. (C) 2000 Academic Press.