Braz-César, ManuelBarros, Rui2011-05-232011-05-232010Braz-César, M.T.; Barros, Rui Carneiro de (2010). Semi-active vibration control of a three degree-of-freedom scaled frame with a magneto-rheological damper. In The Tenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology. Valencia, Spain. ISBN 978-1-905088-36-2.978-1-905088-36-2978-1-905088-37-9978-1-905088-38-61759-3433http://hdl.handle.net/10198/4460The present work describes part of the R&D on using a semi-active structural control technique in a civil engineering experimental model frame equipped with a MR damper, developed within COVICOCEPAD project approved in the framework of Eurocores program S3T. Some results are provided associated with the calibration of a MR damper at FEUP as well as on the experimental modal identification of the dynamic properties of a small-scale metallic frame, without and with inclusion of a specific MR device. Some numerical results of the controlled frame under simulated earthquakes are given, to be compared with the experimental results of such frame installed in a Quanser shaking table.engSemi-active controlMagneto-rheological dampersconference object