Dynamic simulation of unrestrained interlocking Tuned Liquid Damper blocks

• Main Authors: Ong, P. P., Adnan, A., Kwok, K. C. S., Ma, C. K., Tiong, P. L. Y., Pesaran Behbahani, H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/80565/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.03.190

The objective of the study is to develop a new construction material as an alternative for expensive dampers. A Tuned Liquid Damper (TLD) system that is cast in a concrete masonry unit has been proposed. The block has been examined in its individual characteristics to consider the resonant effect of...