Abstract In this paper, the coupling of a float with a tuned liquid multi-column damper (TLMCD), a novel structural damping device inspired by the classical tuned liquid column damper (TLCD),… Click to show full abstract
Abstract In this paper, the coupling of a float with a tuned liquid multi-column damper (TLMCD), a novel structural damping device inspired by the classical tuned liquid column damper (TLCD), is modelled using Lagrangian mechanics. We detail the tuning of the design parameters for each considered variant of the TLMCD, and compare each of them against a layout of multiple TLCDs. The results show that the proposed TLMCD is superior to multiple TLCDs for this application as it is more robust against wave incidence and it creates significantly less parasitic oscillations.
               
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