This list of applications of tuned mass dampers has been developed by the Protective Systems Research Group of the Earthquake Engineering
Research Center at the University of California at Berkeley. The list extends through 1994. It is based upon a similar list by J.D. Holmes*. We welcome any comments
or additions to this list so that we can keep it up to date. For instructions, please go to our feedback page.
*Engineering Structures, Vol.17, No.9, November 1995
Worldwide Applications of Tuned Mass Dampers
| Name and type of structure | City/Country | Type and number of dampers | Date of installation (approx.) | Other information (natural frequencies, effective damper mass etc.) |
| PASSIVE TUNED MASS DAMPERS |
CN TowerTV antenna
(553m) | Toronto, Canada | passive tuned mass damper | 1973 | - |
John Hancock Building
(244m) | Boston, USA | passive tuned mass dampers (2) | 1977 | 0.14 Hz
2 x 300t
damping ratio: 4% |
City Corp Center
(high-rise building)
(278m) | New York, USA | passive tuned mass damper | 1978 | 0.16Hz
370t
damping ratio:
no TMD~1%
with TMD~4% |
Sydney Tower
(305 m) | Sydney, Australia | passive tuned mass damper (pendulum type) | 1980/1 | 0.10, 0.50 Hz
220 t |
Al Khobar
2 chimnies
(120 m) | Saudi Arabia | passive tuned mass damper | 1982 | 0.44 Hz
7t |
| Ruwais Utilities chimney | Abu Dhabi | passive tuned mass damper | 1982 | 0.49 Hz
10t |
Deutsche Bundespost
cooling tower (278 m) | Nornberg, Germany | passive tuned mass damper | 1982 | 0.67 Hz
1.5t |
Yanbu Cement Plant
chimney (81 m) | Saudi Arabia | passive tuned mass damper | 1984 | 0.49 Hz
10t |
Hydro-Quebec wind generator
| Canada | passive tuned mass damper | 1985 | 0.7-1.2 Hz
18t |
Chiba Port Tower
(125m) | Chiba, Japan | 2 passive tuned mass dampers | 1986 | 0.43-0.44 Hz
10, 15t |
Pylon, Aratsu Bridge
(cable-stayed) | Japan | passive tuned mass damper | 1987 | - |
Pylon, Yokohama Bay Bridge
(cable-stayed) | Yokohama, Japan | passive tuned mass damper | 1988 | - |
Bin Quasim Thermal Power Station
(70 m) | Pakistan | passive tuned mass damper | 1988 | 0.99 Hz
4.5 t |
Tiwest Rutile Plant
chimney (43 m ) | Australia | passive tuned mass damper | 1989 | 0.92 Hz
0.5t |
Fukuoka Tower
(151 m) | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 passive tuned mass dampers | 1989 | 0.31-0.33 Hz
25, 30 t |
Higashiyama Sky Tower
(134 m) | Nagoya, Japan | passive tuned mass damper | 1989 | 0.49-0.55 Hz
20t |
Pylon, Bannaguru Bridge
(cable-stayed) | Japan | passive tuned mass damper | 1990 | - |
Crystal Tower
(157 m) | Osaka, Japan | 2 passive tuned mass dampers | 1990 | 0.24-0.28 Hz
180, 360 t |
| Huis Ten Bosch Domtoren | Nagasaki, Japan | passive tuned mass damper | 1990 | 0.65-0.67 Hz
7.8t |
Hibikiryokuchi Sky Tower
(135 m) | Kitakyushu, Japan | passive tuned mass damper | 1991 | - |
HKW chimney
(120m) | Frankfurt,Germany | passive tuned mass damper | 1992 | 0.86 Hz
10t |
BASF chimney
(100 m) | Antwerp, Belgium | passive tuned mass damper | 1992 | 0.34 Hz
8.5 t |
Siemens power station
(70 m) | Killingholme, UK | passive tuned mass damper | 1992 | 0.88 Hz
7t |
Rokko island P & G
(117 m) | Kobe, Japan | passive tuned mass damper ( pendulum type) | 1993 | 0.33-0.62 Hz
270 t |
Chifley Tower
(209 m) | Sydney, Australia | passive tuned mass damper ( pendulum type) | 1993 | 400 t |
Al Taweeiah chimney
(70m) | Abu Dhabi | passive tuned mass damper | 1993 | 1.4Hz
1.35 t |
Akita Tower
(112 m) | Akita, Japan | passive tuned mass damper | 1994 | 0.41 Hz
|
ACTIVE MASS DAMPERS
|
Sendagaya INTES Office Building
(58 m) | Tokyo, Japan | 2 active mass dampers | 1991 | 0.59 Hz
72t |
ORC 2000 Symbol Tower
(188 m) | Osaka, Japan | 2 active tuned mass dampers | 1992 | 0.21 Hz
200 t |
Kansai International Airport
| Osaka, Japan | 2 active tuned mass dampers (inverted pendulum ) | 1993 | 0.8 Hz
10t |
Yokohama Landmark Tower
(296 m) | Yokohama, Japan | 2 active tuned mass dampers | 1993 | 0.185 Hz
340 t |
C Office Tower
(130 m) | Tokyo, Japan | active mass damper | 1993 | 0.34 Hz
200 t |
KS Project
(121 m) | Kanazawa, Japan | active mass damper | 1993 | 100t |
MKD8 Hikarigaoka Office Building
(100 m) | Tokyo, Japan | active mass damper (pendulum) | 1993 | 0.44 Hz
|
Riverside Sumida
(133m ) | Tokyo, Japan | 2 active mass dampers | 1994 | 0.29 Hz
30t |
Act City Office Building
(213 m) | Hamamatsa, Japan | active/passive tuned mass damper | 1994 | 0.21 Hz
180 t |
Shinjuku Park Tower
(227 m) | Tokyo, Japan | 3 active tuned mass dampers | 1994 | 330 t |
TUNED LIQUID DAMPERS
|
Nagasaki Airport Tower
(42 m) | Nagasaki, Japan | 25 tuned liquid damper (circular sloshing type) | 1987 | 1.07 Hz
1 t (approx.) (temporary installation) |
Yokohama Marine Tower
(105 m) | Yokohama, Japan | 39 tuned liquid damper (circular sloshing type) | 1987 | 0.55 Hz
1.6t |
Gold Tower
(136 m) | Udatsu, Japan | 16 tuned liquid dampers (rectangular unidirectional type) | 1988 | 0.42 Hz
9.6t |
Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel
(149m) | Yokohama, Japan | 30 tuned liquid dampers (circular sloshing type) | 1991 | 0.31 Hz
83.5t |
Mount Wellington Broadcasting Tower
(lattice tower, 104 m) | Hobart, Australia | 80 tuned liquid dampers (circular sloshing type) | 1992 | 0.7 Hz
0.6t |
TYG Building
(159 m) | Atsugi, Japan | 720 tuned liquid dampers (double donut type) | 1992 | 0.53 Hz
18.2 t |
Narita Airport Tower
(87 m) | Narita, Japan | tuned liquid dampers (circular sloshing type) | 1993 | 1.3 Hz
16.5 t + floating particles |
Haneda Airport Tower
(178 m) | Tokyo, Japan | tuned liquid dampers (circular sloshing type) | 1993 | 0.77 Hz
21t |
