Pole Allocation Applied to Two Buildings Connected by Joint Damper

Table 12

Peak displacements relative to the base under El Centro excitation.

Model	A-B1		A-B2		A-B3		A-B4
Building mass no.	Uncontrolled	Controlled	Uncontrolled	Controlled	Uncontrolled	Controlled	Uncontrolled	Controlled
A-10	18.56	14.27	18.56	13.89	18.56	14.13	18.56	13.92
A-9	17.26	13.73	17.26	13.40	17.26	12.95	17.26	12.74
A-8	15.36	12.64	15.36	12.38	15.36	11.32	15.36	11.14
A-7	13.21	11.22	13.21	11.04	13.21	9.60	13.21	9.43
A-6	10.96	9.58	10.96	9.48	10.96	7.94	10.96	7.79
A-5	8.71	7.83	8.71	7.77	8.71	6.35	8.71	6.21
A-4	6.86	6.11	6.86	6.08	6.86	4.88	6.86	4.77
A-3	5.12	4.45	5.12	4.46	5.12	3.51	5.12	3.43
A-2	3.38	2.89	3.38	2.90	3.38	2.28	3.38	2.20
A-1	1.66	1.40	1.66	1.41	1.66	1.13	1.66	1.08
B-10	19.89	13.33	19.89	13.34	12.26	12.46	12.26	12.40
B-9	18.58	12.02	18.58	12.06	11.36	11.84	11.36	11.72
B-8	16.66	10.32	16.66	10.46	10.03	10.81	10.03	10.64
B-7	14.47	8.64	14.47	8.78	8.77	9.60	8.77	9.40
B-6	12.17	7.04	12.17	7.21	7.45	8.29	7.45	8.08
B-5	9.84	5.70	9.84	5.84	6.09	6.88	6.09	6.70
B-4	7.62	4.45	7.62	4.54	4.85	5.44	4.85	5.30
B-3	5.52	3.25	5.52	3.32	3.62	4.00	3.62	3.90
B-2	3.55	2.12	3.55	2.16	2.41	2.59	2.41	2.54
B-1	1.71	1.03	1.71	1.05	1.21	1.25	1.21	1.23