Fluid Viscous Dampers for seismic protection of bridges: a State of the Art

• Published in: Procedia Structural Integrity Vol. 62; pp. 669 - 676
• Main Authors: Zoccolini, L., Bruschi, E., Pettorruso, C., Rossi, D., Quaglini, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2024
• Subjects: Bridge; Energy dissipation; Fluid viscous damper; Magnetorheological damper; Passive damper; Semi-active damper; Semi-active damper; Magnetorheological damper; Passive damper; Fluid viscous damper; Energy dissipation; Bridge

Fluid Viscous Dampers (FVDs) are particular devices that dissipate energy through the lamination of a viscous fluid forced by a piston to pass through an orifice or a valving system. These devices are capable of dissipating large amounts of energy without significantly altering the inherent stiffnes...