Tests of Protective Systems Components

• Damping Devices
  • Viscoelastic Damper PC42 PC43 PC44 PC45 PC46 PC74 PC75
  • Viscous Damper PC35 PC57 PC58 PC72 PC73 PC81
  • Metallic Yielding Device PC36 PC37 PC38 PC39 PC40 PC41 PC60 PC61 PC62 PC63 PC67 PC68 PC69
  • Shape Memory Alloy Damper PC50 PC51 PC52 PC53 PC54 PC55 PC56
  • Friction Damper PC47 PC48 PC49 PC71
• Bearings
  • Elastomeric Bearings
    • High Damping Rubber Bearing PC1 PC3 PC5 PC6 PC11 PC12 PC13 PC14 PC15 PC16 PC18 PC19 PC20 PC23 PC26 PC31 PC32 PC33 PC34 PC66 PC70 PC77 PC79
    • Neoprene Bearing PC27
    • Natural Rubber Bearing PC8 PC9 PC10 PC21 PC22 PC24 PC28 PC64
    • Lead-Rubber Bearing PC17 PC25 PC29 PC65 PC78
  • Sliding Bearings
    • Friction Pendulum System (FPS) PC30
    • General Slider PC4 PC80

Tests on individual protective systems components (bearings and dampers) have been instrumental in the acceptance of these devices for use in engineered structures. The earliest tests typically focused on determining basic behavioral characteristics, while later tests were designed to refine simple devices to provide more reliable and predictable behavior and aid in the development of mathematical models.

Numerous publications, including reports, journal articles, and conference proceedings, have been reviewed and entered into the PROSYS database to allow detailed results from tests on particular bearings or dampers to be identified easily. However, this information is not complete, and we request that individuals or organizations who want to have specific publications incorporated in future versions of the database please visit the feedback page for detailed instructions on submitting information.

Disclaimer

The database does not yet provide access to all of the important contributions in the field of protective systems made by researchers throughout the world.

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