Abstract
This paper deals with seismic response control of two identical structures in parallel. One of the authors had already proposed connected control method for vibration control of flexible structures arranged in parallel. However, its control performance degraded as the natural frequencies of structures become closer. Therefore, the authors have presented a modified control mechanism in which the actuators are connected to the structures with a difference in its connecting position using long arms. Its optimal design strategy of vibration control device is established by previous study of authors. In this report an effectiveness of the seismic response control of two identical structures is demonstrated using connected control method.
