This　paper　proposes　a　scheme　to　control　the　low-frequency　vibration　of　pipelines　by　using　magneto-rheological　(MR)　vibration　reduction　technology.　The　state　equation　and　the　transfer　function　of　the　pipeline　system　are　established,　and　its　stability　and　the　sinusoidal　excitation　response　are　analyzed.　The　prototype　of　MR　damper　is　developed.　The　dynamic　characteristics　of　MR　damper　are　tested　and　the　double-sigmoid　model　of　MR　damper　is　established.　The　two-state　control,　Proportion　Integration　Differentiation　(PID)　control　and　sliding-mode-variable-structure　(SMVS)　control　methods　of　pipeline　vibration　using　MR　damper　are　analyzed　comparatively,　and　the　vibration　control　laws　are　deduced.　The　simulation　analyses　are　carried　out　to　predict　the　control　effect　of　different　pipeline　vibration　control　algorithms.　The　verification　tests　through　a　semi-active　measurement　and　control　platform　are　carried　out,　and　the　feasibility　and　applicability　of　different　pipeline　vibration　control　strategies　are　analyzed.　The　test　results　show　that　the　three　kinds　of　pipeline　vibration　control　methods　based　on　MR　damper　can　effectively　control　the　pipeline　vibration.　Especially,　SMVS　control　has　the　best　vibration　control　effect,　the　pipeline　amplitude　drop　and　the　acceleration　drop　can　reach　22.31　dB　and　16.34　dB　respectively,　while　the　amplitude　attenuation　rate　and　the　acceleration　attenuation　rate　can　reach　92.34%　and　84.77%,　respectively.