Elasto-plastic damper
US5065555A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F15/06
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An elasto-plastic damper is adapted to be used in a structure, such as a building and other facilities, for absorbing vibration energy created by earthquake tremors and other ground vibrations. The damper is a centrally bulged and generally cone-shaped hollow body of revolution so that its section modulus changes substantially porportional to a bending moment created in the damper body due to horizontal stresses, thus permitting a maximum degree of deformability. This elasto-plastic damper is compact in size and demonstrates a high degree of vibrational energy absorbability.
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