Undergraduate Research Experience (REU), NHERI 2019: Fabrication of a Semi-Active Friction Damper

Participated in a research project that started fabrication of a newer generation of friction damping devices. The development of the device was done with numerical analysis and then fabricated once the numerical analysis results were determined to be satisfactory. Preliminary testing and numerical analysis on the friction device showed that a stiffer design was created and the semi-active controlled system can be implemented soon with electric actuators. In this project, a stiffer design, fabrication of simpler connections, and preliminary testing was accomplished and will be expanded on as the year progresses. Information that follows will highlight the summer process.