The invention belongs to the technical field of civil engineering, and discloses a civil engineering shock absorbing device and a control method thereof. The civil engineering shock absorbing device includes: a signal acquisition module, a communication module, a central control module, a data analysis module, and a shock absorbing control module , a comprehensive evaluation module, an abnormal early warning module, a power supply module, a data storage module, and a display module. The shock absorbing device for civil engineering provided by the present invention has a simple structure, does not need to add rigidity to the main building structure, effectively solves the problem that the initial stiffness of the damper is difficult to match the lateral stiffness of the structure, and reduces the number of shear walls, beams, and columns The number of reinforcements and the cross-sectional size of the components can effectively save costs, and the invention is not only suitable for the seismic and windproof of new civil structures, but also has a good effect on the seismic reinforcement and post-earthquake maintenance of existing buildings after the earthquake, and it is automated The degree is high, the workload of personnel is reduced, and the application can be promoted.