Tests and Micro–Macro Cross-Scale Model of High-Performance Acrylate Viscoelastic Dampers Used in Structural Resistance
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 149, Issue 7
Abstract
This study aims to develop a high-performance acrylate viscoelastic damper (HAVED), which is suitable for the low-frequency vibration control of building structures. To reveal the influence of ambient temperature, excitation frequency, and displacement amplitude on the dynamic mechanical performance and energy dissipation capacity of a HAVED, a series of dynamic mechanical performance tests were performed on a HAVED within the extensive temperature (), frequency (), and displacement () range. The analysis results show that a HAVED has excellent energy dissipation capacity and good adaptability to the external environment. The loss factor of a HAVED can reach up to 1.85, and it remains above 0.28 even in a high-temperature environment of 50°C. The dynamic mechanical properties and energy dissipation capacity of a HAVED show strong dependences and obvious coupling effects on temperature, frequency, and displacement amplitude. Based on the experimental research of a HAVED, the micromechanical properties of viscoelastic materials are analyzed, and the high-order fractional derivative model is used to comprehensively describe the mechanical characterization of microscopic molecular chains. The Kraus theory is introduced to consider the influence of filler particles, and the high-order fractional derivative micro–macro cross-scale mathematical model is proposed by combining with the temperature-frequency equivalence principle. Through the experimental results, the prediction capabilities of the model that have been established have been verified. The analysis results show that the proposed model can comprehensively describe the influence of ambient temperature, excitation frequency, displacement amplitude, microscopic molecular chain structure, and filler particles on the mechanical properties of a HAVED.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published paper.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support form National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52208503 and 52130807), the Key Project of Collaborative Innovation Center of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education (Grant No. 22JY029), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2019YFE0121900), the Program of Chang Jiang Scholars of Ministry of Education, and the Tencent Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 149 • Issue 7 • July 2023
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Received: Jun 16, 2022
Accepted: Dec 22, 2022
Published online: May 3, 2023
Published in print: Jul 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Oct 3, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Continuum mechanics
- Damping
- Displacement (mechanics)
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Energy dissipation
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials characterization
- Materials engineering
- Mathematical models
- Measurement (by type)
- Mechanical properties
- Models (by type)
- Rheology
- Solid mechanics
- Structural dynamics
- Structural mechanics
- Temperature effects
- Temperature measurement
- Thermodynamics
- Viscoelasticity
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