The sustainability of motion control systems
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003.
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| author | Miller, Amanda Lavine, 1977- |
| author2 | Jerome J. Connor. |
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| description | Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/295592019-04-12T22:22:30Z The sustainability of motion control systems Miller, Amanda Lavine, 1977- Jerome J. Connor. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-60). With all the damage to structures due to dynamic loading in the past few decades, the demand for motion control systems in structures has skyrocketed. Many different technologies for combating wind and earthquake loads have been identified. Energy dissipation devices and base isolation are two methods that reduce the damage and minimize the response of a structure. Energy dissipation of a structure removes energy and therefore movement from a structure by providing damping. Motion energy is converted to other types of less damaging energy. Base isolation is only effective against earthquakes. Bearings are placed under a building and stop ground motion from getting into the building. This thesis will provide an overview of available dampers and bearings available in the market. Then it will look at how sustainable each type of device is. Sustainability of a device will be determined by its expected lifetime and required maintenance. by Amanda Lavine Miller. M.Eng. 2006-03-24T16:02:13Z 2006-03-24T16:02:13Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29559 52724864 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 60 leaves 3187802 bytes 3187608 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Civil and Environmental Engineering. Miller, Amanda Lavine, 1977- The sustainability of motion control systems |
| title | The sustainability of motion control systems |
| title_full | The sustainability of motion control systems |
| title_fullStr | The sustainability of motion control systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | The sustainability of motion control systems |
| title_short | The sustainability of motion control systems |
| title_sort | sustainability of motion control systems |
| topic | Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
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