This special issue has already published 13 very high-quality papers. The author groups represent currently active researchers in the structural vibration control area. The topics are not only current (cutting-edge research) but also of great academic (fundamental phase) and industrial (applied phase) interest. The readers will observe that compared to linear dissipative devices, the application of nonlinear dissipative devices in civil engineering is just in its preliminary stages, with most of the research concentrating on the theoretical study, numerical simulation and experimental study. Hence, more further efforts should be made on the application phase of nonlinear dampers. The papers are cited below, with brief comments for each paper concerning the main topic and contributions of the paper. **Academic fundamental phase. ** Due to the fact that the traditional linear/nonlinear dampers cannot meet the demands of vibration attenuation in severe conditions, such as a power transmission tower undergoing multi-component seismic excitations, a submerged pipeline being subjected to seawater environments and a building structure withstanding debris flow, some authors have subsequently proposed new linear/nonlinear dissipative devices, which has enriched the academic fundamental research of linear/nonlinear dissipative devices. The papers in this category and corresponding comments are listed below:  
* [PERSON]; et al. Vibration Control of a Power Transmission Tower with Pounding Tuned Mass Damper under Multi-Component Seismic Excitations [1]. The very first submitted and accepted paper of this Special Issue proposes a new nonlinear dissipative device that can be applied to increase the seismic resistance of a power transmission tower. This device is namely the bounding tuned mass damper (Pounding TMD), which combines the impact damper and the tuned mass damper (TMD). The main contributions of this paper are as follows: (a) a three-dimensional finite element modal of a practical power transmission tower attached with TMD/Pounding TMD is established to verify the superior effectiveness of Pounding TMD over TMD; and (b) parametric analysis was carried out through this model, including mass ratio, ground motion intensity, gap and incident angle. * [PERSON]; et al. Experimental Study on Robustness of an Eddy Current-Tuned Mass Damper [2]. In this paper, the robustness of an eddy current tuned mass damper (ECTMD) is investigated experimentally through the vibration control of a cantilever beam, with comparison of its results to the robustness of a tuned mass damper. The experimental results indicate that the damping performance of the ECTMD is superior to that of the TMD, which is mainly due to its higher robustness under both free vibration and forced vibration. * [PERSON]; et al. Experimental Study on Vibration Control of a Submerged Pipeline Model by Eddy Current Tuned Mass Damper [3]. This paper utilizes an eddy current tuned mass damper to suppress the excessive vibration of submerged pipelines and validates the feasibility of eddy current damping in a seawater environment through an experimental study. The test results show that the damping provided by the eddy current in a seawater environment is only slightly varied compared to that in an air environment. Furthermore, with the optimal ECTMD control, the vibration response of the submerged pipeline is significantly decreased. * [PERSON]; et al. Experimental Study on the Performance of Polyurethane-Steel Sandwich Structure under Debris Flow [4]. To strengthen the impact resistance of buildings subjected to debris flow, this paper proposes the use of a special material, which is namely polyurethane-steel sandwich composite, as the structural material, which generates the polyurethane-steel sandwich structure. The impact resistance of polyurethane-steel sandwich structure under debris flow is investigated by a series of impact loading tests, which allows for comparison with the test results of traditional steel frame structures.