Research Article

Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of a Winding Rope Fluid Viscous Damper

Table 3

Loading protocol.

SpecimensF0 (kN)u0 (mm)f (Hz)lc

D1N1R14, D2N1R14, D3N1R14210, 20, 50, 700.45
D2N1R14, D2N2R141, 2, 4, 6, 8500.25
D3N1R08, D3N2R081, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10500.25
D3N1R0861000.230

Note.F0” denotes the pretightening load, “u0” denotes the loading displacement amplitude, “f” denotes the loading frequency, and “lc” denotes the loading cycles.