Dampers in Buildings

Short Stroke Dampers

Our short stroke viscous dampers deliver earthquake protection for all buildings from high-rises and stadiums to city centers and national assets. 

• Forces up to 600 kip
• Strokes to 8 inches
• Diagonal or Chevron Brace mounts
• Alpha .2 to linear
• In line, self contained spring loaded reservoir
• Visual or electronic fluid monitoring system

Hotel Churchill: San Diego, CA USA
Seismic Damping / Retrofit

• Equipment: Construction / Building application
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: (4) Enidine Viscous Damper 440KIP X 10 inch total stroke

King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA, USA
Seismic Damping / Retrofit

• Equipment: Construction / Building application
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: (96) Enidine Viscous Damper 150 KIP X 6 inch stroke

Muscat ATC: Oman
Tuned Mass Damping

• Equipment: High-Rise Construction / Building application.
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: FluidViscous Dampers for 340W continuous energy dissipation.  50kN x 300mm Total Stroke. 

McCarran ATC: Las Vegas, NV USA
Tuned Mass Damping

• Equipment: High-Rise Construction / Building application.
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: FluidViscous Dampers for 200W continuous energy dissipation.  30kN x 300mm Total Stroke. 

Taipei 101: Taipei, Taiwan
Tuned Mass Damping

• Equipment: High-Rise Construction / Building application. 
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: FluidViscous Dampers for continuous energy dissipation  in Pinnacle TMD.

610 Lexington Avenue: New York, NY USA
Tuned Mass Damping

• Equipment: High-Rise Construction / Building application.  420-ton pendulum-type TMD.
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: FluidViscous Dampers for continuous energy dissipation with Field Adjustable Damping and “Lock-Out“ feature. Also secondary fluid viscous snubbers for over-travel protection.

520 Park Avenue: New York, NY USA
Tuned Mass Damping

• Equipment: High-Rise Construction / Building application.  700-ton pendulum-type TMD
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: FluidViscous Dampers for continuous energy dissipation with Field Adjustable Damping and “Lock-Out“ feature. Also secondary fluid viscous snubbers for over-travel protection.

Trump Tower - New York, New York
Tuned Mass Damping

• Equipment: High-Rise Construction / Building application.  
• 600-ton Pendulum Type TMD
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: (16) Friction Viscous Dampers for Tuned Mass Damper 

Our viscous dampers protect a few of the most iconic high-rises in NYC, including the Trump Tower.

Bloomberg Tower - New York, New York
Tuned Mass Damping

• Equipment: High-Rise Construction / Building application
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: Friction Viscous Dampers for Tuned Mass Damper Field Adjustable Damping

Our viscous dampers protect super structures in NYC, like the Bloomberg Tower.

Opera House - San Francisco, California
Seismic Damping / Retrofit

• Equipment: Construction / Building application
• Qualification: customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: 16 Enidine Viscous Damper 400 KIP X 6 inch stroke

3 Com - Foster City, California
Seismic Damping / In-Frame

• Equipment: Construction / Building application
• Qualification: Customized test criteria on component level
• Solution: (63) Enidine Viscous Dampers 200 KIP X 4 inch stroke

We ensure valuable landmarks like the 3 Com in Foster City, California continue to amaze.