Torre Mayor | Mexico City, Mexico
Torre Mayor Mexico City, Mexico ABOUT Location Mexico City, Mexico Size 905,000 sqft Stories 57 Building Type Commercial/Office Number of Dampers 98 Structural Engineer WSP Group General Contractor A.D. Tec Gerencia de Construcción Owner Conglomerate: Fibra UNO, Union Investment, Reichmann International PRODUCTS USED Fluid Viscous Damper SYSTEM Direct Acting Damping CATEGORY New Construction Mexico City’s soft soils […]
651 Gateway | South San Francisco, CA
651 Gateway South San Francisco, CA ABOUT Location South San Francisco, CA Size 300,000 sqft Stories 17 Building Type Commercial Number of Dampers 127 Structural Engineer IMEG & Maffei General Contractor Truebeck Construction Owner Boston Properties PRODUCTS USED FVDs SYSTEM Direct Acting Damping CATEGORY Retrofit Upgrading this structure from standard office space to Class […]
Vincent Thomas Bridge | Long Beach, CA
Vincent Thomas Bridge Long Beach, CA ABOUT Location Long Beach, CA Length 1,500 ft (main span) Building Type Suspension Bridge Number of Dampers 40 Structural Engineer Miyamoto International General Contractor Golden State Bridge, Inc. Owner State of California PRODUCTS USED Fluid Viscous Dampers SYSTEM Direct Acting Damping CATEGORY Bridge The Vincent Thomas Bridge […]
12 Moorehouse Ave | Christchurch, New Zealand
12 Moorehouse Ave. Christchurch, New Zealand ABOUT Location Christchurch, New Zealand Size 75,000 ft² | 7,000 m² Stories 5 Building Type Office Number of Dampers 55 Structural Engineer Opus International Architect NBBJ General Contractor McCarthy Building PRODUCTS USED Fluid Viscous Dampers SYSTEM Direct Acting Damping CATEGORY New Build This commercial office building was constructed […]
Natural History Museum | Los Angeles, CA
Natural History Museum Los Angeles, CA ABOUT Location Los Angeles, CA Size 12,000 sqft Stories 1 Building Type Museum Number of Dampers 8 Structural Engineer John A. Martin & Associates General Contractor MATT Construction Owner Los Angeles County PRODUCTS USED FVDs SYSTEM Direct Acting Damping CATEGORY New Build This project consisted of the […]
101 Continental | El Segundo, CA
Photo credit: Loopnet.com 101 Continental El Segundo, CA ABOUT Location El Segundo, CA Size 340,000 sqft Stories 17 Building Type Commercial Number of Dampers 120 Structural Engineer SGH General Contractor HBC Owner TA Realty, LLC | Marshall Property & Development, LLC PRODUCTS USED Fluid Viscous Dampers SYSTEM Direct Acting Damping CATEGORY Retrofit 101 Continental is a […]
119. A prescriptive method for the design of new steel moment frame structures with supplemental damping
This paper presents a prescriptive method for the design of new steel moment frame structures with supplemental damping using fluid viscous dampers (FVDs). The prescriptive method uses Modal Response Spectrum Analysis (MRSA) instead of Nonlinear Response History Analysis (NLRHA) as the basis for evaluation. Additionally, the procedure decouples the design of the moment frame from the damper frame, reducing design iterations. This makes the use of FVDs in new buildings easier to evaluate at schematic level design and significantly reduces the effort for full design. The procedure produces a 25% viscous damping ratio at the Design Earthquake (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years) and requires the use of nonlinear dampers with a damping exponent, alpha of 0.4.
118. A review of the state of practice for fluid viscous damper applications in North America and New Zealand
This paper will explore best practices collected through involvement with hundreds of damper projects worldwide. Lessons learned through the entire damper design process, from schematic level decisions through construction implementation, will be explored for both steel and concrete buildings. The purpose of this paper is to broaden readers’ understanding of FVD applications in the North American and New Zealand markets with the aim of reducing barriers and to demonstrate the ease of design and implementation of damped solutions.
117. Prescriptive Design of Damped Moment Frames: Simplifying building design with fluid viscous dampers by using an ICC-approved prescriptive method
Taylor Devices’ dampers are featured on the cover photo of the November issue of STRUCTURE magazine, along with an article about the Taylor Damped Moment Frame™. Written by Nathan Canney, Ph.D., P.E., Konrad Eriksen, and Alan Klembczyk, the article covers everything from an introduction to dampers to how the TDMF™ compares to other LFRS in building performance, loss and recovery time at the DE level.
Featured In This Month’s STRUCTURE Magazine
Taylor Devices’ dampers are featured on the cover photo of the November issue of STRUCTURE magazine, along with an article about the Taylor Damped Moment Frame™.