Taylor Devices Announces Fiscal Year 2024 Second Quarter and First Half Results
Read the latest press release with results from the 2nd quarter of fiscal year 2024.
BAE Awards Taylor Devices, Inc.
Taylor Devices, Inc. received a BAE Systems Partner2Win Gold medallion on November 14, 2023, for their exceptional performance and commitment to operational excellence. Their contributions to supply chain success helped BAE Systems ensure quality deliveries to customers.
Taylor Devices Announces First Quarter 2024 Results
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NASA Honors Ongoing Taylor Devices Space Legacy in Artemis Launch Program
NASA visited Taylor Devices to recognize the hard work of employees as a supplier to the Artemis Launch program.
Taylor Devices Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Record Full Year Results
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Taylor Devices, Inc. Announces Approval by International Code Council for New Method for Building Design Using Fluid Dampers
Taylor Devices, Inc. announced today that it has received ICC approval for an innovative building design method using what is called the TDMF™.
Taylor Devices Announces Third Quarter and Nine Month 2023 Results
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Advantages of Dampers for Seismic Retrofits
While there are different ways to retrofit these buildings, fluid viscous dampers from Taylor Devices offer several advantages.
Taylor Devices Featured in Local News
Taylor Devices featured in local news for keeping people safe during earthquakes.
116. Practical Design Procedure for Steel Moment Frames with Fluid Viscous Dampers
This paper outlines a practical design procedure for steel moment frames with fluid viscous dampers. The design procedure is being developed in accordance with International Code Council Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) AC 494, “Acceptance Criteria for Qualification of Building Seismic Performance of Alternative Seismic Force-Resisting Systems.” The new design procedure decouples the design of the moment frames and the damping system to minimize model complexity and design iteration. Notably, the design of the moment frames follows typical moment frame design procedures found in AISC 341 and ASCE/SEI-7 chapter 12, but with reduced strength and drift requirements to account for reduction in the seismic response provided by the damping system.
Through state-of-the-art FEMA P-695 incremental dynamic analysis on a suite of nearly 100 archetype designs, the design procedure is shown to produce steel moment frame designs that meet the seismic collapse safety requirements of FEMA P-695 and ASCE/SEI-7, while also significantly reducing steel tonnage when comparing to traditional steel moment frames.