VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICES FOR TOWER CRANES

Authors

  • JESUS DE SEBASTIAN SANZ FUNDACION CARTIF
  • CARLOS M. CASADO SANCHEZ FUNDACION CARTIF
  • ANTOLIN LORENZANA IBAN UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID
  • ALFONSO PONCELA MENDEZ UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID

Keywords:

grúa torre, vibraciones, amortiguador de masas

Abstract

The application of tuned mass damper in the field of the civil engineering has focused principally on skyscraper, communication towers or bridges. The present article proposes the use of them in tower cranes for the improvement of dynamical behaviour under daily use loads. We have done simulations of tuned mass dampers (TMD) using a two- dimensional model of a tower crane in order to evaluate the efficiency of these passive vibrations control systems.

Published

2009-04-01

Issue

Section

ARTICULOS