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VSL Damping Solutions For Buildings
VSL Damping Solutions For Buildings
VSL Damping Solutions For Buildings
VIBRATION
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DAMPER DESIGN
AND INSTALLATION
STRUCTURAL
STRENGTHENING
AND STABILISATION
VALUE ENGINEERING
A successful partnership
The Gensui products were launched to the
market in 1994 by Japans Sumitomo Rubber
Industries Ltd., a world-leading developer of
industrial rubber components. The original
application was to control vibrations in stay
cables; use was gradually expanded to include
buildings, houses and other structures that
were subjected to vibrations which needed to
be mitigated. VSL and SRI have been in
partnership since 2005 to enhance the range
of products available to provide damping
solutions for cable-stayed bridges, building
structures and many other applications around
the world.
EFFICIENT MITIGATION
OF VIBRATION PHENOMENA
VSL Gensui technology can apply to all types of vibrations
The VSL Gensui damper solution
VSL offers a wide range of damping solutions
based on the use of the VSL Gensui damper.
Solutions depend on the vibration frequency and
the structures mass, see table.
Large
Vibration scale
Long periodic
Instantaneous
Wind
(tall buildings, bridges)
High frequency
Vibration of machines and equipment
Low frequency
Small
Medium/small earthquake
Frequency
Low
10Hz
High
100Hz
Rubber damper
for TV antennas
Facility equipment
Bridge Cable
Individual housing
1Hz
Marine (wave)
Low
0.1Hz
Frequency
High
0.001 ton
Small
0.01 ton
0.1 ton
1 ton
Mass
10 ton
100 ton
1,000 ton
Large
Extreme adhesion
The joint between the rubber and the steel plate
is obtained by a vulcanisation process that
creates an extremely robust bond between the
two materials.
When subjected to shear testing to failure, the
breaking surface remains located inside the
rubber material.
Efficient vibration reduction by adding dampers with regard to wind loading and seismic loading
Acceleration
Displacement
Long-term durability
Initial
10-year ageing
20-year ageing
30-year ageing
40-year ageing
60-year ageing
Other advantages
Easy installation and replacement if
necessary, such as for repair after a fire
Cost effective
Low maintenance
Low dependency on temperature and
frequency
Gensui Rubber
Reaction
force
Keq
W
0
Choice of shapes
Deformation
W : Strain Energy
W : Absorption Energy
Keq : Equivalent Stiffness
Heq : Equivalent Damping Coefficient
= (1/4) x (W / W)
First mode
of vibration
Second mode
of vibration
Third mode
of vibration
MPER
Comparison between a base isolation system and a vibration control system using the VSL Gensui damper.
NO LIMITATION
NO LIMITATION
NO LIMITATION
NO LIMITATION
NOT EFFECTIVE
(even for daily wind-induced vibration)
EFFECTIVE
EFFECTIVE
LARGE-SCALE EARTHQUAKE
AFTERSHOCK
EFFECTIVE
The loads are more spread and thus less subject
to differential settlements
EXCEPTIONAL EARTHQUAKE
WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAINTENANCE
OVERALL COSTS
Wall type
Column type
IN BUILDINGS
Brace type damper
For steel structures, VSL Gensui dampers are
integrated into larger triangular beams, which
are designed not to carry structural forces but
are located where the structure is most subject
to deformation. When the structure is subject to
vibrations, these beams deform and introduce
shear into the VSL Gensui dampers, which then
dissipate the energy.
Brace type dampers
K-Brace type
Brace type
Retrofitting
Housing
Brace type dampers integrated into triangular beams
In earthquake areas,
VSL Gensui dampers
are installed in
prefabricated panels
that can be
integrated directly
into the structure
during construction.
OTHER APPLICATIONS
VSL Gensui dampers can potentially be installed
anywhere where vibrations are present and need
to be mitigated. Below are some applications
that have already been implemented, although
many other configurations could be imagined.
VSL Gensui dampers have been installed in
many structures and have proven their
efficiency and cost effectiveness both at the
installation stage and during operation and
maintenance.
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Retrofitting on bridges
Marine applications
GROUND ENGINEERING
Ground
anchors
CONSTRUCTION
VSoL walls
Bridges
D-walls
& Piles
Buildings
Ground
improvement
Slab on grade
Containment
structures
Special
structures
Heavy lifting
Formwork &
Equipment
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diagnostics
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Preservation
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