The non linear hysteretic behaviour of the device makes it effective and robust compared to uncertainties about the structural features of the building and makes it operational even in the initial phase of the seismic load. Due to its passive nature, the device does not require any power supply. This reduces costs and makes the device effective even in case of adverse events and concomitant to the earthquake such as an electrical blackout.
The invention is a mechanical device that strongly reduces the magnitude of vibrations when it is installed on civil and industrial structures exposed to dynamic loading, thereby improving both the safety level and the serviceability conditions. The device belongs to the class of tuned-mass dampers and consists of a small oscillating mass connected to the structure by steel or shape memory wire ropes with super-elastic behaviour. When the structure to be protected is excited, the kinetic energy is transferred to the mass of the device that oscillates with respect to the structure and applies on it a restoring forces able to reduce its motion.
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