Dynamic Characteristics of a Novel Right-Angle Viscoelastic Damper (RVD) Using Polyurethane Damping Materials

Table 6

Comparison of maximum interstory displacement for each layer between the frame without control and the frame with control.

Loading conditions			Maximum interstory displacement (mm)
			First floor	Second floor	Third floor	Fourth floor
EI centro wave	0.1 g	Without control	1.04	1.76	1.52	0.96
		With control	0.59	0.96	0.80	0.47
		Damping rate (%)	43.27	45.45	47.37	51.04
	0.2 g	Without control	2.09	3.54	3.04	1.91
		With control	1.20	1.93	1.60	0.92
		Damping rate (%)	42.58	45.48	47.37	51.83
	0.4 g	Without control	4.18	7.08	6.07	3.80
		With control	2.40	3.85	3.19	1.85
		Damping rate/(%)	42.58	45.62	47.44	51.32