the recent advances in research and applications of viscoelastically damped structure are summarized.Firstly
the mechanisms of viscoelastic material and viscoelastic damper(VED) are presented
Then
the characteristics and calculating models of some new types of VED are briefly introduced.The durability and fireproofing of VED of significance to the safety of the structure are illustrated.Furthermore
the characteristics obtained from the shaking table tests
analytical method
seismic design method of viscoelastically damped structure and some applications are described.Finally
some problems to be resolved in the future are proposed.