Using inerter-based isolator for passive vibration control of Michelangelo’s Rondanini Pietà

Siami, Ali; Cigada, Alfredo; Karimi, Hamid Reza; Zappa, Emanuele; Sabbioni, Edoardo

doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.2259

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“…The results of the laboratory test have been plotted by red dashed lines in Figure 4. It should be noted the laboratory test has been carried out on a big shaker and by using a full-scale copy of the statue (for more information, please refer to Cigada et al [35] and Siami et al [36]). Therefore, we need to update our previous MDOF model considering the obtained results obtained from the monitoring system installed at the museum.…”

Section: Monitoring the Statue Inside The Museummentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These values have been considered based on a type of inerter that will be manufactured for the next steps in this research. In addition, the damping coefficients have been chosen based on the optimum values obtained for the TMDIs in the vertical direction in the previous research [36]. Now, based on the good correlation between our original MDOF model and the experimental test results, we can verify the effect of the TMDI on the isolation system and obtain an effective and practical passive method for improving the performance of the vibration-control system.…”

Section: The Equations Of Motion Of the Isolation System With Tmdimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These values have been considered based on a type of inerter that will be manufactured for the next steps in this research. In addition, the damping coefficients have been chosen based on the optimum values obtained for the TMDIs in the vertical direction in the previous research [36]. Considering the values given in Table 3, the FRFs between the ground plate and the upper plate and the head point have been plotted in Figures 12-14.…”

Section: The Equations Of Motion Of the Isolation System With Tmdimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It should be noted that this isolation system can protect the main structure in two orthogonal directions. The authors have presented the optimum parameters of the proposed TMDIs in [36]. Two different optimization methods were used in order to obtain the optimal parameters.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It should be noted that the main difference between this study and the previous one [36] is to consider a MDOF model for the isolator that is updated based on the monitoring results and to focus on the results of this model in the horizontal direction. The previous work included the results of the laboratory tests that had been performed on a full-scale copy of the statue, whereas this new model consists of parameters that are updated using the data of the working condition of the isolator in the museum.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vibration Protection of a Famous Statue against Ambient and Earthquake Excitation Using A Tuned Inerter–Damper

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This paper deals with the performance analysis of a vibration-isolation system for Michelangelo Buonarroti's famous Ronadanini Pietà statue based on the monitoring and analysis of vibration signals. A tuned mass-damper-inerter is introduced in order to increase the effectiveness of the isolator in the horizontal direction. Specifically, a multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) model for the system, including non-linear terms, is proposed. The monitoring data of the structure inside the museum were utilized to update the MDOF model of this structure. Then, the effect of different parameters was analysed, and some modifications proposed to enhance the efficiency of the isolation system in its working condition. A combination of tuned mass-dampers (TMD) with an inerter is proposed to attain a considerable increase in the performance of the isolation system based on the main feature of the tuned mass-damper-inerter (TMDI), which can apply high apparent mass to a system without adding considerable real mass to the original system. Various performance functions are used to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed TMDI. It is shown that a significant effect of this passive method is to reduce the level of vibration in the updated model of this sensitive and valuable object.

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Section: Monitoring the Statue Inside The Museummentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Equations Of Motion Of the Isolation System With Tmdimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These values have been considered based on a type of inerter that will be manufactured for the next steps in this research. In addition, the damping coefficients have been chosen based on the optimum values obtained for the TMDIs in the vertical direction in the previous research [36]. Considering the values given in Table 3, the FRFs between the ground plate and the upper plate and the head point have been plotted in Figures 12-14.…”

Section: The Equations Of Motion Of the Isolation System With Tmdimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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