Experimental investigation on displacement amplification mechanism of steel wire rope-pulley damping systems with viscous damper

In this study, a new displacement amplification damping system was proposed for maximizing the performance of a damping device, even in a stiff structural system. The proposed damping system comprises steel wire ropes, pulleys, and a viscous damper; the damper displacement is amplified on the basis of the working principle of a block and tackle system. Full-scale experiments were conducted to investigate the operating mechanism of the proposed...