This paper investigates the application of tuned mass damper (TMD) systems to bridge pier systems for structural impact damage mitigation and thus reduce the risk of collapses. A bridge superstructure and substructures are designed in accordance with The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) specifications. A variety of vessel collision forces are obtained from collision testing of a scaled reinforced concrete pier. The optimal parameters of TMD systems are then determined such that the drift and displacement of the bridge superstructure are minimized for various impact scenarios. The structural impact mitigation performance of the pier equipped with the proposed optimal TMD system is compared with five different TMD systems employing the benchmark TMD optimal parameters. The uncontrolled responses are used as a baseline. It was demonstrated from the extensive simulations that the control effectiveness of the proposed TMD system was 25% better than all of the existing TMD models in reducing structure responses.

Creator

• Hoang, Tu A

Contributors

• Albano, Leonard D.
• Arsava, Kemal Sarp
• Kim, Yeesock
• Okumus, Pinar

Degree

• MS

Unit

• Civil & Environmental Engineering

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Language

• English

Identifier

• etd-050415-125939

Keyword

• Bridge
• Tuned Mass Damper
• Impact Mitigation

Advisor

• Kim, Yeesock

Committee

• Okumus, Pinar
• Arsava, Kemal Sarp
• Albano, Leonard D.

Defense date

• 2015-04-27

Year

• 2015

Date created

• 2015-05-04

Resource type

• Thesis

Rights statement

• In Copyright