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Article

Vibration Reduction of an Existing Glass Window through a Viscoelastic Material-Based Retrofit

by
Qian Feng
1,2,
Liming Fan
3,†,
Linsheng Huo
3,* and
Gangbing Song
4,*
1
Key Laboratory of Earthquake Geodesy, Institute of Seismology, China Earthquake Administration, Wuhan 430071, China
2
Wuhan Institute of Earthquake Engineering, Wuhan 430071, China
3
State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
4
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77204, USA
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
The co-first author due to his equal contribution with the first author.
Appl. Sci. 2018, 8(7), 1061; https://doi.org/10.3390/app8071061
Submission received: 13 June 2018 / Accepted: 28 June 2018 / Published: 29 June 2018
(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
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Abstract

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The damping properties of glass windows have a great influence on the comfort of the occupants, especially for buildings that are close to a vibration source, such as rail tracks. With the increasing popularity of light rails in cities, there is a strong need to retrofit existing glass windows to improve their damping properties, and increase the occupants’ comfort. In this paper, a new method of retrofitting existing glass windows for vibration reduction was developed using viscoelastic treatment. The key component of the retrofit was a self-adhesive glass constrained viscoelastic strip (SaGCVS), consisting of a thin glass constraining layer, a viscoelastic layer, and an adhesive layer. The SaGCVSs can be easily bonded onto an existing glass panel near its edge in an effort to improve its inherent damping properties, and to reduce its vibration when subjected to external excitations. The method is simple, and the proposed viscoelastic strip is easy to install. Experiments were carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. For the vibration measurements, lead zirconate titanate (PZT) patches were mounted onto the four corners and the center of the window glass panel. Comparative studies were performed, and the results clearly showed that the vibration of the window glass panel was reduced, revealing the effectiveness of the proposed retrofitting method for improvement in the damping properties of existing window structures.

1. Introduction

Windows, the interface between the indoor and outdoor environments, play highly important roles in creating comfort for residents. A glass window has important functions, such as allowing natural lighting, providing thermal insulation, and providing sound isolation [1]. Since the damping ratio of a window glass panel is relatively low, when subjected to mechanical excitations, such as those induced by a passing train [2], window glass often generates considerable noise, lowering residential comfort. In some cases, large vibrations can even result in broken glass and the injury of people.
Over the past several decades, research on the vibration control of civil structures and mechanical systems attracted much attention. Various control methods were developed and implemented to attenuate vibration [3]. Tuned mass dampers (TMDs) [4], which are effective and reliable for suppressing undesirable vibrations induced by winds and earthquake loads, were extensively utilized in tall buildings and towers. Recently, pounding-tuned mass dampers [5,6,7] and eddy-current-tuned mass dampers [8,9] were proposed for structural vibration control. As a passive device, particle dampers were studied for the vibration control of various systems [10,11,12,13]. In addition, vibration isolation was researched for structural vibration reduction [14,15,16].
In recent years, semi-active devices received attention for vibration control. Semi-stiffness control devices were adopted to control the stiffness of structures in an effort to establish a non-resonant condition during earthquakes [17,18]. Electrorheological (ER) dampers [19,20,21] with controllable damping forces were reported for the vibration control of civil structures. Magnetorheological (MR) dampers [22,23,24,25,26,27] are essentially the magnetic equivalent of ER dampers, where the control effect is governed by a magnetic field, instead of an electric field. With much larger control forces, MR fluid dampers were applied in structural vibration control [28,29,30].
Due to their advantages regarding efficient energy dissipation, viscous dampers [31,32,33,34,35,36] were widely utilized in civil structures to control seismic, wind-induced, and thermally induced vibration. In addition, viscoelastic damping materials found many applications in automobile and aerospace structures [37]. Viscoelastic dampers (VEDs) were demonstrated as effective in providing structures with considerable damping to reduce vibration due to wind-induced, seismic, and other excitations [38,39,40,41,42,43,44]. However, all these devices are mechanical systems with many parts, and they are not suitable for glass window panels due to their aesthetic, weight, and dimension requirements.
For the vibration reduction of a glass window, the damper should be lightweight, and have a minimal dimension intrusion, and aesthetic appeal. For the vibration reduction of a glass panel, there are few reported papers and patents. Kasparek [45] used an experimental set-up consisting of microphones and a two-dimensional (2D) vibrometer to measure local amplitudes and phases of out-of-plane glass motion, in which the vibration and noise transfer characteristics were measured. Various methods that can help improve the damping of a glass window are listed below.
  • The use of both air-film damping technology and viscoelastic material. Lewis and Parin developed a window damping system that employs both air-film damping technology and viscoelastic damping materials to improve mechanical and/or acoustic vibration damping in window structures [46].
  • The use of laminates with a viscoelastic layer. Krois et al. [47] proposed an experiment showing that the use of a two-phase adhesive applied via a co-extrusion method with a low-viscosity core can dramatically lower the overall level of vibrations in window glass by 30–50 percent, and in particular, can bring about a flattening of the resonance peaks in the all-important roll vibration range between 100 Hz and 500 Hz. Bagaev et al. [48] found that multilayer window glass structures with polymer materials in a transient state reduced the amplitude of vibration of window glass. Fan et al. [49] experimentally verified the effects of vibration and noise reduction of laminated viscoelastic materials for the windows of railway vehicles. Other reported methods of increasing window damping through laminates include References [50,51,52,53]. Please note that this type of method applies to the manufacturing of new windows.
  • Improve the damping between the glass and the window frame. The viscoelastic treatment of the interface between the window glass and the window frame was also reported [54,55]. Please note that this method only applies to new windows or the installation of new windows.
Table 1 summarizes the reported technologies and solutions for the improvement of window damping. Please note that all these methods are for new windows or for installation of new windows. In addition, advances in material technology, along with newer and more efficient analytical, numerical, and experimental tools, led to damping treatments of various structures with viscoelastic materials for vibration and noise reduction [56,57,58,59,60,61,62]. However, all these methods are for new structures, and are not applicable to retrofitting the already installed windows for damping improvements. Other related studies [63,64,65] analyzed the behaviors of window glass when subjected to various excitations, including earthquakes. Window glass, which has low damping properties, experiences induced vibration and emits noise; however, retrofitting existing glass windows for vibration reduction is rarely studied, to the best knowledge of the authors. With the increasing popularity of light rails in cities, there is a strong need to retrofit existing glass windows in an effort to improve its damping properties, and to increase occupants’ comfort.
In this paper, a new method, which is simple and effective, was developed for the retrofitting of an existing glass window in an effort to improve its damping properties. The key component of the retrofit was a self-adhesive glass constrained viscoelastic strip (SaGCVS), consisting of a thin glass constraining layer, a constrained viscoelastic layer, and an adhesive layer. The SaGCVSs were taped along the edges of an existing window glass panel to improve its damping properties. To measure the vibration response of the window glass panel, lead zirconate titanate (PZT) patches were mounted onto the four corners and the center of the window glass, and the vibration damping effect of the proposed method was evaluated. The proposed method is simple and convenient to implement, and is effective in the reduction of induced vibration. In addition, the constrained viscoelastic layer requires almost no maintenance during its service.

2. Proposed Method and Experimental Set-Up

2.1. Vibration Damping Enhancement through Constrained Viscoelastic Materials

Recently, viscoelastic materials, which possess viscoelasticity defined as a material response that exhibits the characteristics of both a viscous fluid and an elastic solid, received great attention in civil engineering [66,67]. A viscoelastic material combines elastic and viscous properties, returning to its original shape following stress; however, it does so slowly enough to oppose the next cycle of vibration. A recent research revealed that a viscoelastic material also has a good fatigue life, even when subjected to impact loads [68]. Viscoelastic materials used in engineering have two main types of structure, namely the free damping structure and the constrained damping structure [69]. When the base structure is deflected upon bending, the viscoelastic material deforms primarily in the extension and compression in the planes parallel to the base structure. The hysteresis loop of the cyclic stress and strain dissipates the energy. The constrained-layer damping treatment consists of a sandwich of two outer elastic layers with a viscoelastic material as the core [70]. When the base structure undergoes a bending vibration, the viscoelastic material is forced to exhibit shearing deformation due to the stiffness of the upper layer. Constrained-layer damping is more effective than the free-layer design since more energy is consumed and dissipated into heat during the work done by the shearing mode within the viscoelastic layer.
In this paper, a new method based on constrained-layer damping was developed to reduce the vibration of an existing glass window using a viscoelastic material. The key component for the retrofitting of an existing glass window was a self-adhesive glass constrained viscoelastic strip (SaGCVS). As shown in Figure 1, four such strips were mounted onto the four edges of an existing window after the surface of the glass was cleaned. A self-adhesive glass constrained viscoelastic strip, as shown in Figure 1, consists of three layers: the constraining glass layer, the constrained viscoelastic layer, and the adhesive layer. The constraining glass layer is a strip of 5-mm-thick glass, which is rigid. The constrained viscoelastic layer consists of the viscoelastic material, which is soft and flexible. The constraining glass layer is pre-bonded with the viscoelastic layer, and offers constraint to the viscoelastic layer, improving its damping capacity. The other side of the viscoelastic layer is coated with the adhesive material for easy mounting onto an existing window. In this configuration, constrained-layer damping, consisting of a sandwich of two outer elastic glass layers with a viscoelastic material as the core, was formed to improve the damping of an existing window glass. A limitation of the proposed method is that it only applies to the retrofitting of an existing glass window.
Among various viscoelastic materials, the ZN (a butyl rubber damping material) series of damping materials is especially suitable for use as the damping layer since it can be directly bonded onto any complex geometrical surface with adhesives. Furthermore, this type of viscoelastic material has excellent durability [71,72]. In this paper, ZN22 was adopted to reduce the vibration of window glass panel, and the parameters of the viscoelastic materials are given in Table 2. A photo of a glass window with the constrained viscoelastic treatment is shown in Figure 2. In summary, the retrofitting method using the SaGCVS has the advantages of being lightweight, and having minimal dimension intrusion, and aesthetic appeal.

2.2. Experimental Set-Up

The dimensions of the window glass panel were 1.0 m × 1.0 m, and the window frame was made of plastic. Channel steel was used to restrain the four sides of the window frame in the experiment. A motor was fixed on the bottom of the channel steel to simulate the external excitations, and the axis of the motor was perpendicular to the window glass surface. Technical parameters of this excitation motor are shown in Table 3, and the excitation force for each level is shown in Table 4.

2.3. PZT Patches as Vibration Sensors and Instrumentation

Piezoceramic, as an energy conversion material, has direct and inverse piezoelectric effects, and has a wide range of applications [73,74,75,76]. The direct piezoelectric effect (the sensing effect) refers to its ability to convert stress or strain energy into electric energy, and the inverse piezoelectric effect (the actuation effect) refers to its capacity to convert electric energy into stress or strain energy. In this work, PZT patches were adopted to sense the vibration of the window glass panel due to its strong piezoelectric effect, low cost, and ease of use [77,78,79,80]. In the experiment, the PZT d31 mode was selected to monitor the vibration of the window glass panel. To measure the vibration of the window glass panel, five PZT patches were mounted onto the surface of the four corners and center of the window glass panel. The experimental set-up of the window glass panel and the location of PZT patches are shown in Figure 3.
The instrumentation, consisting of a data acquisition device (NI-USB 6366, National Instruments (NI), Austin, TX, USA) connected to a computer with the LabVIEW software (National Instruments (NI), Austin, TX, USA), was used to obtain the vibration history signal of the window glass panel. The instruments used in the tests are shown in Figure 4.

3. Experimental Results and Analyses

To study the vibration characteristics of the window glass panel, a set of experiments were performed in two cases, one without viscoelastic materials and the other with viscoelastic materials. In each case, levels 5, 7, and 9 of the motor control were used to provide vibration excitation. The excitation frequency and the amplitude of the excitation increased with each level of motor control. Two conditions were considered, one without enhancement from viscoelastic materials enhancement, and the other with enhancement from viscoelastic materials. The experimental data were collected by five PZT patches under these two conditions. The time histories of the voltage determined by the PZT patches are shown in Figure 5, Figure 6 and Figure 7, and the results of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) amplitudes are shown in Figure 8, Figure 9 and Figure 10.
As shown in Figure 5, Figure 6, Figure 7, Figure 8, Figure 9 and Figure 10, the amplitudes of PZT patches with the viscoelastic materials were much smaller than those without viscoelastic materials. It can be summarized that the vibration of the window glass panel was suppressed by the viscoelastic materials. It should be noted that the amplitude of the voltage signal received by the PZT patches was further reduced under high excitation levels than under low excitation levels with the viscoelastic materials.
The voltage signals received by various PZT patches on the window glass panel are compared in Table 5. The table shows that the proposed retrofitting method, using the SaGCVS, increased the damping ratio of the window glass panel, with a maximum reduction in vibration of up to 66.7%. The damping effect varied according to measuring point. The vibration damping effect under level 9 conditions was best, and the vibration damping effect under level 7 conditions was better than that under level 5 conditions. This can be explained by the damping mechanism of viscoelastic materials, where the more the severe the vibration is, the larger the hysteretic loop becomes, resulting in a larger energy dissipation. In summary, the proposed simple method of retrofitting the existing glass window using the constrained viscoelastic strip was effective.

4. Conclusions

In this paper, a new, simple but effective method of retrofitting an existing glass window to improve its damping properties was developed. The key component of this method was a self-adhesive glass constrained viscoelastic strip (SaGCVS), consisting of a thin glass constraining layer, a viscoelastic layer, and an adhesive layer. The SaGCVSs were bonded to the edges of the existing glass window so as to improve its damping properties, and to reduce its vibration when subjected to excitations. Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) patches were mounted onto the four corners and the center of the window glass panel to measure its vibration response. Experiments were conducted to study the damping capacity of the proposed method. The experimental results clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of the constrained viscoelastic layer in improving the damping of a glass window, and in reducing vibration. The proposed method is easy to implement, and the damping strip has aesthetic appeal. In addition, the proposed method is almost maintenance-free. The proposed method has great potential in applications to improve the damping of an existing glass window, ensuring window safety during extreme events such as earthquakes.

Author Contributions

All authors discussed and agreed upon the idea and made scientific contributions. Q.F. and G.S. conceived the original idea. G.S., L.F., and L.H. designed the experiments. L.F. and L.H. conducted the experiments, and analyzed the data. Q.F., L.F., and L.H. wrote the paper. G.S. revised the paper.

Funding

This work was partially supported by the Director Foundation of Institute of Seismology, China Earthquake Administration (Grant number IS201616250), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant number 51608493), Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (Grant number 2017CFB509). The authors would like to thank for these financial supports.

Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by the Director Foundation of Institute of Seismology, China Earthquake Administration (Grant number IS201616250), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 51608493), and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (grant number 2017CFB509). The authors would like to thank these institutions for their financial support.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest in this paper.

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Figure 1. Illustration of the self-adhesive glass constrained viscoelastic strip (SaGCVS) for retrofitting an existing glass window.
Figure 1. Illustration of the self-adhesive glass constrained viscoelastic strip (SaGCVS) for retrofitting an existing glass window.
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Figure 2. Detailed view of the self-adhesive glass constrained viscoelastic strip (SaGCVS): the constraining glass and the viscoelastic layer.
Figure 2. Detailed view of the self-adhesive glass constrained viscoelastic strip (SaGCVS): the constraining glass and the viscoelastic layer.
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Figure 3. Experimental set-up.
Figure 3. Experimental set-up.
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Figure 4. Instruments used in the experiment.
Figure 4. Instruments used in the experiment.
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Figure 5. Time domain response curves of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) 2 under level 5 conditions.
Figure 5. Time domain response curves of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) 2 under level 5 conditions.
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Figure 6. Time domain response curves of PZT 1 under level 7 conditions.
Figure 6. Time domain response curves of PZT 1 under level 7 conditions.
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Figure 7. Time domain response curves of PZT 5 under level 9 conditions.
Figure 7. Time domain response curves of PZT 5 under level 9 conditions.
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Figure 8. Frequency responses of PZT 2 under level 5 conditions.
Figure 8. Frequency responses of PZT 2 under level 5 conditions.
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Figure 9. Frequency response curves of PZT 1 under level 7 conditions.
Figure 9. Frequency response curves of PZT 1 under level 7 conditions.
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Figure 10. Frequency responses of PZT 5 under level 9 conditions.
Figure 10. Frequency responses of PZT 5 under level 9 conditions.
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Table 1. Pros and cons of the current solutions for increasing window damping.
Table 1. Pros and cons of the current solutions for increasing window damping.
SolutionsAuthorsProsCons
Employing both air-film damping technology and viscoelastic damping materialsLewis et al. [46]Extensive applications; better vibro-acoustic damping properties; good optical quality.Damping materials integrated during fabrication; not suitable for retrofitting existing windows.
Utilizing laminates or multilayer technology to improve the vibration damping of window glassKrois et al. [47]; Bagaev et al. [48]; Fan et al. [49]; Pyper [50]; Barrett et al. [51]; Landin et al. [52]; Rehfeld et al. [53]Increased resistance to vibratory load; better vibro-acoustic damping properties.Damping materials integrated during fabrication; not suitable for retrofitting existing windows.
Increasing the damping between the glass and the window frameKroiss M et al. [54]; Masayuki S et al. [55]Good design flexibility; sufficient damping; efficient.Damping materials integrated during fabrication or the installation process; not suitable for retrofitting existing windows.
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Table 2. Properties of the viscoelastic materials.
Table 2. Properties of the viscoelastic materials.
Physical PropertyTensile Strength (MPa)15
Elongation (%)400
Permanent Deformation (%)18
Hardness (Shore A)72
70 °C × 72 h Aging Coefficient1.09
Specific Gravity (g/cm3)1.27
Damping Propertyβmax1.4
Tβmax (°C)25
Eβmax (N/m)5 × 107
Δtβmax = 0.7 (°C)0–50
ΔEβmax = 0.7 (N/m)107–108
Note: βmax refers to the maximum damping coefficient; Tβmax (°C) refers to the temperature corresponding to the maximum damping coefficient; Eβmax (N/m) refers to the shear modulus corresponding to the maximum damping coefficient; Δtβmax = 0.7 (°C) refers to the temperature range corresponding to the maximum damping coefficient; ΔEβmax = 0.7 (N/m) refers to shear modulus range corresponding to the maximum damping coefficient.
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Table 3. Parameters of the vibration motor.
Table 3. Parameters of the vibration motor.
Voltage (V)Power (W)Rotation SpeedMotor ControlFrequency Range (Hz)
220300–3000 r/minLevel 1–Level 100–50
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Table 4. Excitation force for each level of the vibration motor.
Table 4. Excitation force for each level of the vibration motor.
Levels12345678910
Excitation Force (N)3.514.031.556.087.5126.0171.5224.0283.5350.0
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Table 5. Reduction of the peak amplitude in Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) with various levels of vibration. VE—viscoelastic.
Table 5. Reduction of the peak amplitude in Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) with various levels of vibration. VE—viscoelastic.
Measuring PointsLevel 5 ConditionsLevel 7 ConditionsLevel 9 Conditions
Without VEWith VEReduction Ratio (%)Without VEWith VEReduction Ratio (%)Without VEWith VEReduction Ratio (%)
14.5 × 10−51.5 × 10−566.71.8 × 10−31.1 × 10−338.92.8 × 10−31.1 × 10−360.7
23.75 × 10−53.2 × 10−514.72.0 × 10−31.3 × 10−335.01.9 × 10−31.0 × 10−347.4
34.0 × 10−53.5 × 10−512.53.0 × 10−31.2 × 10−360.01.6 × 10−38.0 × 10−450.0
42.5 × 10−51.2 × 10−552.01.8 × 10−31.3 × 10−327.83.7 × 10−32.0 × 10−345.9
59.0 × 10−66.0 × 10−633.33.0 × 10−42.0 × 10−433.36.0 × 10−42.5 × 10−458.3

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