Vibration control device for structure
US5447001A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A substantially self-contained vibration control system for building structures. A building has mounted on its roof, or an upper level floor, a hollow concrete-steel first mass carried on high damping rubber supports. Within the hollow of the first mass a second mass is mounted on anti-friction rollers which roll on a low coefficient of friction interior floor of the first mass. The first and second masses are interconnected with a single means to vibrate these masses with a period of vibration which can be synchronized with the vibration period of the building to attenuate building vibration.
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