Effect of soil-structure interaction on seismic performance of tuned mass dampers in buildings
Tuned Mass Dampers (TMDs) are aimed at mitigating vibrations of a structure under seismic or wind excitation by tuning the characteristics of the device to control specific resonance frequencies of the structure. However, the vibration modes of a structure can be considerably altered by the interaction with soil, leading to a loss of efficiency of the device. This paper shows the preliminary results of a study aimed at formulating a methodology for the design of TMDs accounting for soil-structure interaction.