Increasing structural stiffness to control building motion can be costly and reduce usable floor space. Supplemental damping provides a more efficient and economical solution for mitigating building accelerations and deflections.
Gradient Wind has successfully designed, fabricated and installed supplemental damping systems in numerous buildings across North America. Our team combines practical monitoring experience with expertise in cost-effective damper design, using advanced technologies to measure and analyze structural response and deliver performance-driven solutions.
Sliding Tuned Mass Damper (S-TMD)
A tuned mass damper (TMD) is a proven solution for reducing building motion and enhancing occupant comfort. Gradient Wind’s patented TMDs deliver high performance in a compact footprint—maximizing usable floor area without compromise.
Designed for reliability and low maintenance, our systems use precision-guided moving masses to ensure long-term efficiency. Gradient Wind provides complete TMD solutions, from design and fabrication to installation and maintenance.
Tuned Liquid Sloshing Dampers (TLSDs) are a proven, cost-effective solution for controlling building motion. Installed near the top of a structure, they use water-filled tanks with internal baffles to dissipate energy and reduce movement.
Gradient Wind delivers optimized TLSD solutions, combining expert design with dynamic testing to ensure reliable, full-scale performance.
TLSD Damping Comparison
Modular Dampers
Gradient Wind’s modular dampers represent a next-generation evolution of tuned liquid sloshing dampers (TLSDs), offering unmatched flexibility and ease of installation.
Instead of a single large tank, the system uses multiple compact fiberglass modules that can be easily arranged or stacked to fit constrained spaces – while delivering performance comparable to traditional TLSD systems.
Designed for practicality, modular dampers are virtually leak-free, quick to install, simple to replace, and eliminate the need for bulky concrete tanks. This makes them an ideal solution for both new development and retrofit projects.
Gradient Wind delivers complete turnkey solutions, from design and fabrication to installation.
Specialized Dampers
Slender structures such as bridge decks, towers, and flexible architectural elements often require specialized damping solutions to control vibration.
Gradient Wind offers a range of systems, including compact tuned mass dampers (TMDs), Impact Chain Dampers (ICDs), and Viscoelastic Dampers (VDs). These systems dissipate energy through tuned masses, or material-based damping mechanisms, enabling effective and tailored vibration control for a wide range of applications.
