“…For instance, Pnevmatikos and Gantes [2010] proposed a control strategy to increase damping using active stiffness devices, incorporating a design phase wherein braces are designed based on the relative range of frequencies of the anticipated earthquake. On the one hand, the possibility of embedding devices within the load-bearing structure may be supported by the use of the so-called smart materials [Amezquita-Sanchez et al, 2012]; for example, by piezoelectric actuators installed at the bottom of columns for active seismic control of tall buildings [Fallah and Ebrahimnejad, 2013], by piezoelectric friction dampers [Pardo-Varela and De La Llera, 2015] in base isolation systems [Etedali et al, 2013], or as piezoelectric-based variable stiffness systems [Duerr et al, 2013]. On the other hand, some structural systems seems to be more suitable for integrating control devices because of either the geometric fit between load-bearing and force-control paths, such as tensegrities and active tendons, or the high level of response control effectiveness they achieve when subjected to seismic motion, such as mega-sub controlled structures [Xia, 2012] and controllable outriggers.…”