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TUNED MASS DAMPER [2 records]

Record 1 2018-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Security Devices
  • Civil Engineering
CONT

The most commonly used auxiliary damping device is the tuned mass damper (TMD), which is based on the inertial secondary system principle, and consists of a mass attached to the building through a spring and a dashpot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Génie civil
CONT

Un AMA consiste en une masse liée à un niveau de la structure par l'intermédiaire d'un ressort et d'un amortisseur linéaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Renault R26 - mass damper system Not new, but the subject of much controversy in Germany, the damper takes the form of a free-moving mass inside a vertical spring. Its function is to reduce the sensitivity of the car's front end to differing load variations between high- and low-speed sections of the track, and to counteract the negative effects of rebound over kerbs, so as to keep the car perfectly balanced and hence - indirectly - improve its aerodynamic efficiency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

La Fédération internationale de l'automobile (FIA) a jugé [...] que l'utilisation d'un "amortisseur de vibrations" [...], notamment utilisé par Renault, était une infraction au règlement sportif de la Formule 1. «L'utilisation du dispositif qualifié d'AMA (Tuned Mass Damper en anglais) est une infraction à l'article 3.15 du règlement technique de la Formule Un» indique le jugement (de quatre pages) du tribunal d'appel international de la FIA.

Spanish

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