Wind-Induced Vibration Control of High-Rise Buildings with Double-Skin Façades Using Distributed Multiple Tuned Façade-Dampers-Inerters

To address the shortcomings of tuned mass dampers (TMD), such as excessive internal space occupation and overlarge physical mass, this paper proposes a tuned façade damper inerter (TFDI) that utilizes parts of the outer façades of double-skin façades (DSF) as damping mass, capitalizing on the lightweight and efficient characteristics of inerters. The TFDI effectively resolves the challenge of multi-layer connections of inerters in high-rise buildings by utilizing corridor space. By vertically distributing TFDIs, a distributed multiple TFDI (d-MTFDI) system is formed. The configuration and motion of equations of this system are presented, and the control effectiveness is validated using wind tunnel test data. Two tuning modes are further proposed: unified tuning mode and distributed tuning mode. For the unified tuning mode, analytical expressions for optimal tuning frequency and damping ratio are derived; for the distributed tuning mode, numerical optimization methods are employed to determine the optimal tuning frequency range and damping ratio. Comparative results indicate that the distributed tuning mode achieves higher control efficiency than the unified tuning mode, with a significant reduction in the required optimal damping ratio. Furthermore, comparisons with d-MTMD demonstrate that d-MTFDI significantly enhances wind-induced vibration control performance.