PSI - Issue 78

Gloria Terenzi et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 78 (2026) 341–348

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Table 1. BC1BN-FC dampers: Measured and computed response data from 2008 tests.

d i [mm]

Test Nr.

E D,comp (kN·mm)

d exp,max- [mm]

d exp,mean [mm]

v exp,max [mm/s]

c id kN(s/mm) 

E D,exp (kN·mm)

d exp,max+ [mm]

 [Hz] 0.01

T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9

<9 <9 <9 <9 <9 <9 <9 <9 <9

8.22 7.46 7.57 7.57 7.88 7.82 7.98 7.82 7.84

-8.08 -7.23

8.15 7.35 7.44 7.42 7.76 7.76 7.80 7.75 7.78

0.51 4.92 27.9 51.8 97.5

4.00 3.04 2.92 2.94 3.27 3.63 3.79 3.07 3.27

215.3 171.9 237.3 280.9 388.3 375.4 418.6 386.3 550.5

216.1 170.8 237.6 280.2 388.7 375.4 418.8 386.4 550.1

0.1 0.5

-7.3

1

-7.28 -7.64 -7.71 -7.62 -7.68 -7.72

2.0 4.0 5.0 8.0

195.1 245.2 389.5 488.6

10.0

Table 2. BC1BN-FC dampers: Measured and computed response data from 2025 tests.

d i [mm]

Test Nr.

E D,comp (kN·mm)

d exp,max- [mm] -12.22

d exp,mean [mm]

v exp,max [mm/s]

c id kN(s/mm) 

E D,exp (kN·mm)

d exp,max+ [mm]

 [Hz] 0.01

<9 <9 <9 <9 <9 <9 <9 <9 <9

13.07

12.64

0.48 4.36 21.3 44.6 83.9

4.52 3.51 3.23 2.90 3.13 3.28 3.40 3.55 3.46

166.8 120.4 225.5 246.2 304.8 338.5 473.5

165.8 120.5 225.4 246.1 304.9 338.4 473.6

0.1 0.5

7.06 6.42 5.49 6.25 5.65 6.01 6.54 7.13

-6.06 -6.07 -6.87 -5.88 -6.85 -7.13 -6.42 -6.69

6.56 6.24 6.18 6.04 6.25 6.57 6.48 6.91

1

2.0 4.0 5.0 8.0

165.1 206.3 333.4 466.0

1218.8 1675.2

1218.9 1675.6

10.0

Table 3. BC1DN-FC dampers: Measured and computed response data from 2008 tests.

d i [mm]

Test Nr.

E D,comp (kN·mm)

d exp,max- [mm]

d exp,mean [mm]

v exp,max [mm/s]

c id kN(s/mm) 

E D,exp (kN·mm)

d exp,max+ [mm]

 [Hz] 0.01 0.01

T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6

5

4.13

-4.13

4.13

0.26 0.78

8.53 8.74 6.69 6.85 6.76 5.98 5.70 5.37 5.59 5.65 5.85 5.85

101.2 794.9

101.1 794.6

14 14 14 14

12.44 11.31 10.74 10.46

-12.53 -10.49

12.49 10.90 10.29 10.04

0.1 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 8.0

6.8

2137.8 2145.5 2627.6

2139.3 2145.7 2626.5

-9.84 -9.62 -1.89 -8.36 -2.99 -8.56 -2.95 -8.27 -8.69

32.3 63.1 30.6

5

2.98 7.81 3.73 8.56 3.69 7.97 7.75

2.44 8.08 3.36 8.56 3.32 8.11 8.22

287.5

287.7 4084 448.5

T11

10

101.5

4080.1

T7

5

84.5

449.8

T10

10

215.2 104.3 254.4 412.2

4942.9

4952.7

T8 T9

5

265.8 3252

265.2

10 10

3257.6 5896.2

T12

5889.4