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2022-02-10

Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load

Estudio de un sistema de control semi-activo para reducir los desplazamientos laterales en estructuras aporticadas bajo cargas sísmicas

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https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.85937

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Magnetorheological dampers, structural control, earthquake load, reduction of lateral displacements. (en)
Amortiguadores magnetoreológicos, control estructural, carga sísmica, reducción de desplazamientos laterales. (es)

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This study presents the numerical implementation of a semi-active control system used to reduce lateral displacements in framed structures under seismic loads. To manage forces in the structures, two controllable fluid devices called magnetorheological (MR) dampers were used, and a fuzzy logic (FL) algorithm was employed to determine the optimal control forces. The FL controller has been programmed based on a set of 49 inference rules using two input parameters: displacement and velocity of the first story of the uncontrolled structure. The voltage to be applied to the MR dampers was the output parameter of the control algorithm, thus altering the damping forces in the system. To evaluate the performance of the proposed controller, three plane frame structures with different geometric configurations were modeled and subjected to four different real ground accelerations records. The results obtained in this study showed considerable reductions in displacement, acceleration, and interstory drift for all the structures studied, demonstrating the effectiveness and efficiency of the controller to improve the damping characteristics in structures.

Este estudio presenta el desarrollo numérico de un sistema de control semiactivo empleado para reducir los desplazamientos en estructuras aporticadas bajo cargas sísmicas. Para determinar las fuerzas de control óptima en las estructuras, se usaron dos dispositivos de fluido controlable llamados amortiguadores magnetoreológicos (MR) junto con un algoritmo de control basado en lógica difusa (FL). El controlador FL ha sido programado con base en un conjunto de 49 reglas de inferencia, para las cuales se emplean dos parámetros de entrada: desplazamiento y velocidad del primer piso de la estructura no controlada. El voltaje a aplicar a los amortiguadores MR será el parámetro de salida del algoritmo de control, modificando de esta manera las fuerzas de amortiguamiento del sistema. Para evaluar el desempeño del controlador propuesto fueros modelados tres pórticos planos con diferente configuración geométrica, sometiéndolos a cuatro diferentes registros de aceleraciones del suelo. Los resultados obtenidos indican una considerable reducción en el desplazamiento, aceleración y las derivas de entrepiso en todas las estructuras estudiadas, demostrando la eficacia y eficiencia del controlador propuesto para mejorar las características de amortiguamiento en estructuras.

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Lara Valencia, L. A., Valencia Gonzalez, Y. & Bedoya Zambrano, D. M. (2022). Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load. Ingeniería e Investigación, 42(3), e85937. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.85937

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Lara Valencia, L.A., Valencia Gonzalez, Y. and Bedoya Zambrano, D.M. 2022. Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load. Ingeniería e Investigación. 42, 3 (Feb. 2022), e85937. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.85937.

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LARA VALENCIA, L. A.; VALENCIA GONZALEZ, Y.; BEDOYA ZAMBRANO, D. M. Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load. Ingeniería e Investigación, [S. l.], v. 42, n. 3, p. e85937, 2022. DOI: 10.15446/ing.investig.85937. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/85937. Acesso em: 18 mar. 2026.

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Lara Valencia, Luis Augusto, Yamile Valencia Gonzalez, and David Marcelo Bedoya Zambrano. 2022. “Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load”. Ingeniería E Investigación 42 (3):e85937. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.85937.

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Lara Valencia, L. A., Valencia Gonzalez, Y. and Bedoya Zambrano, D. M. (2022) “Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load”, Ingeniería e Investigación, 42(3), p. e85937. doi: 10.15446/ing.investig.85937.

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L. A. Lara Valencia, Y. Valencia Gonzalez, and D. M. Bedoya Zambrano, “Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load”, Ing. Inv., vol. 42, no. 3, p. e85937, Feb. 2022.

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Lara Valencia, L. A., Y. Valencia Gonzalez, and D. M. Bedoya Zambrano. “Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load”. Ingeniería e Investigación, vol. 42, no. 3, Feb. 2022, p. e85937, doi:10.15446/ing.investig.85937.

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Lara Valencia, Luis Augusto, Yamile Valencia Gonzalez, and David Marcelo Bedoya Zambrano. “Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load”. Ingeniería e Investigación 42, no. 3 (February 10, 2022): e85937. Accessed March 18, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/85937.

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Lara Valencia LA, Valencia Gonzalez Y, Bedoya Zambrano DM. Study of a Semi-Active Control System to Reduce Lateral Displacement in Framed Structures under Seismic Load. Ing. Inv. [Internet]. 2022 Feb. 10 [cited 2026 Mar. 18];42(3):e85937. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/85937

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