Structural control against earthquakes and other external dynamic loadings gains more
importance given the burgeoning demand on the construction of various structures and high …

Earthquakes, one of humanity's major natural challenges, are notoriously unpredictable and
sudden, making accurate forecasting a formidable task. In response, researchers have …

Acrylate rubber molecules contain sterically hindered and highly polar ester groups, which
can generate a large amount of internal friction energy under external alternating stress and …

To upgrade the seismic performance of reinforced concrete framed structures with
insufficient seismic capability, the high-performance acrylate viscoelastic dampers (AVED) …

Viscoelastic (VE) dampers are one of the most popular structural control devices, and
serious efforts have been undertaken to develop their availability in civil engineering …

This study explores the mechanical behavior of a viscoelastic damper (VED) under
monotonic and cyclic loading, focusing on the cyclic stability of VEDs' mechanical properties …

This study aims to develop a high-performance acrylate viscoelastic damper (HAVED),
which is suitable for the low-frequency vibration control of building structures. To reveal the …

In this work parameters are optimized for a proposed precision platform with a well-designed
vibration isolation and mitigation (VIM) system, in which VIM devices, magnetorheological …

A novel shape-optimized composite metallic yielding damper (SCMYD) is proposed to
improve the energy dissipation capacity under multiple levels of earthquakes. The SCMYD …

This study proposes a hybrid passive control device and investigates its performance in
improving response of steel frame structures subjected to multi-level seismic hazards. The …