Research Article

Identification of Sudden Stiffness Change in the Acceleration Response of a Nonlinear Hysteretic Structure

Table 8

Identification results for the MR damper experiment.

Casec (N·s/m)k (N/m)αβγNf0 (N)

Case 11.22 × 1071.76 × 1076.76 × 10516.5116.3915.703286.92
Case 21.38 × 1078.02 × 1062.42 × 10618.1212.8123.963668.17
Case 39.95 × 1063.60 × 1064.80 × 1054.536.3328.943000.00
Case 47.31 × 1061.90 × 1064.73 × 1055.658.5529.533000.00