Strut for a multi-story building

A vertically-oriented damping strut interposed between a first floor plate and a second floor plate of a multi-story building wherein the first and second floor plates are assembled to a vertical support core and are disposed in cantilevered arrangements the strut including:

• a first post section including a first floor base that is coupled to the first floor plate;
• a second post section including a second post adjustment portion and a second floor base that is coupled to the second floor plate;
• a damping actuator, interposed between the first post section and the second post section, and arranged to control a position of the first post section in relation to the second post section and to damp axial movement of first and second post sections;
• an accelerometer;
• and
• a first controller, in communication with the accelerometer and the damping actuator, wherein the controller controls the actuator to control the position and movement of the first post section in relation to the second post section;
• wherein the first controller includes a wireless short-range communication system arranged to communicate with a second controller.

A multi-story building, comprising:

• a vertical support core;
• a first floor plate and a second floor plate assembled onto the vertical support core, wherein the first floor plate is disposed overtop the second floor plate, and wherein the first and second floor plates are assembled onto the vertical support core in a cantilevered arrangement;
• and
• a plurality of vertically-oriented damping struts, wherein each of the damping struts is interposed between the first floor plate and the second floor plate and attached thereto;
• wherein each of the struts includes a first post section and a second post section, a damping actuator, a motion sensor and a post controller, wherein the first post section is slidably disposed in relation to the second post section, wherein the post controller controls the damping actuator to dynamically control linear displacement the first post section in relation to the second post section, wherein the post controller is in communication with the motion sensor and the damping actuator, and wherein the post controller is in communication with a building controller;
• wherein the building controller includes a memory device storing an instruction set, wherein the instruction set is executable to:
• monitor a load being exerted upon the building;
• and
• individually control operation of the plurality of damping struts based upon the load being exerted upon the building.