一种新型粘滞阻尼材料的试验研究

粘滞阻尼材料是粘滞阻尼器的重要组成部分,其性能直接影响阻尼器的各项性能指标。本文研制了一种新型的粘滞阻尼材料,并通过各项试验对其高温下的热稳定性、化学安定性、耐久性、安全性及动态力学性能进行了深入研究。试验表明,本文研制的粘滞阻尼材料具有安全、稳定、耐久性好、耗能能力强等特点,可满足结构耗能构件的要求。     

非连续变形分析方法中的阻尼问题研究

定量研究了非连续变形分析(DDA)方法中的黏性阻尼与数值阻尼。首先,基于Newmark直接积分法,推导了块体系统的运动方程。其次,通过动力学中的黏性阻尼理论建立了DDA中动力系数、时间步长与黏性阻尼比的关系式,探讨了DDA中的常加速度积分方案的数值阻尼分区及阻尼比计算方法,进而得到两种阻尼共同作用时的阻尼比表达式,并分析了频域内阻尼比的分布情况。最后,以谐振激励下的块体振动为例,通过对比不同阻尼作用下块体位移的DDA计算值与理论解,验证了本文提出的阻尼比计算公式的正确性。研究表明：黏性阻尼对低频的衰减作用明显,数值阻尼则可以很快地消除高频干扰,而二者共同作用下可降低阻尼的频率相关性。该研究成果为DDA的振动、波动等动力计算的阻尼取值提供了理论依据。     

轴对称径向非均质土中单桩纵向振动特性研究

为了分析径向非均质土中单桩纵向振动特性,基于复刚度传递径向多圈层并采用黏性阻尼模型描述桩周土材料阻尼,建立了三维轴对称径向成层非均质土体中桩基纵向振动简化分析模型。采用Laplace变换和复刚度传递方法,递推得出桩周土体与桩体界面处复刚度,进而利用桩-土完全耦合条件推导得出桩顶动力阻抗解析解,并将所得解退化到均质土情况,与已有解答进行比较验证其合理性。在此基础上对桩基纵向振动特性进行参数化分析,计算结果表明：桩周土体阻尼系数、桩底土阻尼因子仅对桩顶动力阻抗曲线振幅有较明显的影响,而桩底土刚度因子对桩顶动力阻抗曲线振幅及共振频率均有显著影响;桩周土软（硬）化程度越高（低）,桩顶动力阻抗曲线振幅越大（小）;桩周土软（硬）化范围越大,桩顶动力阻抗曲线振幅水平越高（低）;但桩周土软（硬）化程度、软（硬）化范围对桩顶动力阻抗曲线共振频率影响则可忽略。     

Asymptotic behaviour of decay rates of internal waves in a rotating stratified spherical shell

Summary. Boundary layer techniques are used to examine the dissipative decay of an internal oscillation that is a member of the inviscid spectrum of normal modes for a rotating fluid shell stratified under a radially directed gravitational field. A formula is derived for the decay factor on the so-called homogeneous spin-down time-scale. Estimates are obtained for the size of the decay factor as a function of wavelength, a function of the frequency and a function of a parameter A which measures the ratio of the stratification strength to the rotation strength. It is shown that all modes decay on the spin-down time-scale. The results are interpreted in the context of a model for the Earth's fluid core. It is observed that the presence of regions of unstable stratification may increase the decay rate for oscillations at frequencies less than twice the rotation frequency.     

Effects of supplemental viscous damping on inelastic seismic response of asymmetric systems

This paper investigates the effects of supplemental viscous damping on the seismic response of one‐storey, asymmetric‐plan systems responding in the inelastic range of behaviour. It was found that addition of the supplemental damping reduces not only deformation demand but also ductility and hysteretic energy dissipation demands on lateral load resisting elements during earthquake loading. However, the level of reduction strongly depends on the plan‐wise distribution of supplemental damping. Nearly optimal reduction in demands on the outermost flexible‐side element, an element generally considered to be the most critical element, was realized when damping was distributed unevenly in the system plan such that the damping eccentricity was equal in magnitude but opposite in algebraic sign to the structural eccentricity of the system. These results are similar to those noted previously for linear elastic systems, indicating that supplemental damping is also effective for systems expected to respond in the inelastic range. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Seismic wave propagation in a viscoelastic porous solid saturated by viscous liquid

A general solution is deduced of the differential equations describing the propagation of elastic waves in a dissipative liquid-filled viscoelastic porous solid. The velocities of three existing waves have been expressed in convenient form using the moduli of the solid phase and by introducing the frequency-dependent equivalent mass densities. The solution is then used to examine some of the phenomena which arise when each of the three-body waves, in turn, are incident on a traction-free plane boundary. Analytic expressions for the reflection coefficients are obtained. Numerical calculations have been made, for a particular model, in case of incidentP _I wave. Effect of viscoelasticity and viscosity on the reflection coefficients has also been exhibited.     

A Semi-active Oleodynamic Damper for Earthquake Control. Part 1: Design, Manufacturing and Experimental Analysis of the Device

Within an experimental research project financed by the European Union, a prototype semi-active oleodynamic damper has been conceived and manufactured in Italy starting from technology today currently adopted for passive energy dissipation devices. The new device was obtained by just adding two identical electrovalves and an external oleodynamic circuit to a commercially available silicon oil damper. Static and dynamic tests performed on the damper allowed to determine its stiffness and energy dissipation characteristics when passively operating (both electrovalves are always closed or open) as well as to measure the release and insertion times of the electrovalves during opening and closing tests. The experiments indicated a non-linear quadratic viscous constitutive law for the damper as well as operating times of electrovalves in good agreement with specifications given by the manufacturer. A semi-active assembly composed by the prototype damper and external flexible steel plates was then mounted and subjected to further tests in order to definitively characterize through a simple mathematical model the entire system and to completely identify its operating delays and their physical sources. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Time-delay damping theory

In this paper, existing damping theories are briefly reviewed. On the basis of the existing damping theories, a new kind of damping theory, i.e., the time-delay damping theory, is developed. In the time-delay damping theory, the damping force is considered to be directly proportional to the increment of displacement. The response analysis of an SDOF time-delay damping system is carried out, and the methods for obtaining the solution for a time-delay damping system in the time domain as well as the frequency domain are given. The comparison between results from different damping theories shows that the time-delay damping theory is both reasonable and convenient. Supported by: Key Project in Ninth Five-Year Plan of China Seismoligcal Bureau     

Probabilistic seismic demand analysis of controlled steel moment‐resisting frame structures

This paper describes a proposed methodology, referred to as probabilistic seismic control analysis, for the development of probabilistic seismic demand curves for structures with supplemental control devices. The resulting curves may be used to determine the probability that any response measure, whether for a structure or control device, exceeds a pre‐determined allowable limit. This procedure couples conventional probabilistic seismic hazard analysis with non‐linear dynamic structural analyses to provide system specific information. This method is performed by evaluating the performance of specific controlled systems under seismic excitations using the SAC Phase II structures for the Los Angeles region, and three different control‐systems: (i) base isolation; (ii) linear viscous brace dampers; and (iii) active tendon braces. The use of a probabilistic format allows for consideration of structural response over a range of seismic hazards. The resulting annual hazard curves provide a basis for comparison between the different control strategies. Results for these curves indicate that no single control strategy is the most effective at all hazard levels. For example, at low return periods the viscous system has the lowest drift demands. However, at higher return periods, the isolation system becomes the most effective strategy. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.