Structural Control Using Hybrid Spring -Damper Isolator
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Structural Control Using Hybrid Spring-Damper Isolator
with Integral Gapping Function
The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge2008
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BRIDGES:POTENTIAL SHOCK AND VIBRATION INPUTS
1. Windstorms
2. Hurricanes / Typhoons
3. Earthquakes
4. Impact shock to support piers or deck
5. Truck / car braking loads or accident loads
6. Traffic vibration
7. Synchronous traffic or pedestrian vibration
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The Sutong Bridge The World’s Largest Cable-Stayed BridgeNantong, China
Total Length = 4.7 MilesTower Height = 980 FeetCenter Span = .67 Miles
200 Ft Navigation ClearanceExpected Ship Traffic = 3,000 / Day
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What the Isolators Must Do: Axial Direction
• Allow the bridge deck to freely expand/contract with ambient temperature change.
• Protect the 53,000-ton center span against earthquake and typhoon inputs.
• Reduce motions under synchronized truck/car braking loads – or a massive traffic accident.
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Idealized Isolator Response:SPRING OUTPUT PER UNIT
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Idealized Isolator Response:DAMPING OUTPUT PER UNIT
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DESIGNISSUES
1. Gapping required for spring element.
2. Peak spring forces roughly 3.3 times higher than peak damping forces.
3. Large spring forces limited the choice of spring elements.
• Mechanical Wound Coil Spring: Could not be made.• Stacked Steel Belleville Washers: Material fabrication
issues, physical size=large.• Liquid Spring: Too large in force to package within damper,
cannot be manufactured easily with a tubular cross section. • Pneumatic Spring: Non-linear output, low pressure yielded
large package. • Elastomer Spring: Difficult to manufacture. This spring type
was selected for the design, using multiple elastomer sections.
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Mechanical Design:DAMPER ELEMENT
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Mechanical Design:ADD SPRING ELEMENT
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Mechanical Design:ADD GAPPING MECHANISM
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COMPRESSION ENGAGEMENT OF SPRING
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EXTENSION ENGAGEMENT OF SPRING
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Assembly and Testing:SUTONG BRIDGE HYBRID ISOLATOR
Proof Pressure Test – Pressurized internally to 200% of the damping pressure equal to maximum rateddamper force.This pressure was held for 3 minutes on each isolator and for 24 hours on the first test article.
Velocity Testing – Cycle at various displacements with peak velocities of 50%, 75% and 100% seismicvelocity, plus a thermal creep velocity test. End of travel tests performed to verify spring output.
Wind Fatigue Test – The first test article subjected to a 50,000-cycle test at plus or minus 0.2 inchesamplitude to simulate wind gusts applied to the bridge structure.
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DAMPER CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY
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SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH SPRING ELEMENTS
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COMPLETED ISOLATORS
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DYNAMICTESTING
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100% SPEED DAMPER
SINE WAVE TESTS
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END OF TRAVEL SPRING
FORCE TEST
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WIND FATIGUE
TEST
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PRODUCTION DAMPING FUNCTION TEST DATA
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ISOLATORS INSTALLED ON SUTONG BRIDGE
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CONCLUSIONS:
1. Single component spring-damper isolators can combine dissimilar spring and damping elements.
2. Optimization of any specific design is driven by:• Absolute values of spring force and damping force.• Available package envelope.• Material availability for spring elements.• Required suite of output requirements.
3. Sutong Bridge Isolators optimized with fluid damping and elastomer springs. 23
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