Journal
SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
Volume 23, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/4/045014
Keywords
magnetorheological elastomer; vibration isolation; variable stiffness and damping; semi-active control
Funding
- US National Science Foundation
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This paper presents the performance of a new magnetorheological elastomer-based semi-active/passive variable stiffness and damping isolator (VSDI) in a scaled building system. The force of the VSDI can be controlled in real time by varying the applied magnetic field. To demonstrate the performance of the VSDI, four prototypes are built and utilized in a scaled three-story building. A Lyapunov-based control strategy is employed and it is demonstrated that it works well for the scaled building system under the scaled El Centro earthquake motion. Experimental results show that the VSDIs significantly reduce the acceleration and relative displacement of the building floors.
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