Viscous Dampers / Seismic Dampers

Seismic, system piping, Structures, Bridges, Earthquake Damping, Base Isolation, Transformers, Pipeline Damping, Infrastructure Seismic Control, Seismic Dampers, Viscous Dampers, FVD, Infrastructure Protection, earthquake protection, tuned mass damper, tuned mass damping, TMD

Viscous dampers (also known as seismic dampers) are hydraulic devices that dissipate the kinetic energy of seismic events and cushion the impact between structures. They are versatile devices that can be designed to allow free movement as well as controlled damping of structures to protect them from wind load, thermal motion, or seismic events.

Our seismic dampers are well-suited for large displacement and/or large load applications such a bridges, buildings, and other large structures. Available in ratings up to 1,000 KIP.

Bench Testing

Static Testing – Including precision electromechanical machines with programmable controllers
Drop Testing – Up to 4,000 lbs. and 600 in./sec.
Vibration – Electromechanical shakers with digital controllers
Dynamic Testing – Up to 500,000 lbs. at 80 in./sec.
3D CAD Software, Solidworks
Finite Element Analysis, COSMOS
Dynamic Software, Visual Nastran
Structural Analysis, SAP 2000

50 miles

The distance tremors from a magnitude 7 earthquake can travel.

Over 1.4 million

The amount of earthquakes that occur every year.

50

The number of earthquakes recorded daily.

150

How many earthquakes of magnitudes 6 and up occur annually.

100x

How much more damage areas lacking building standards incur.

90%

The proportion of the world’s earthquakes that take place within the Pacific Rim.

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