Study on viscoelastic materials at micro scale pondering supramolecular interaction impacts with DMA tests and fractional derivative modeling

Abstract Viscoelastic materials are commonly utilized in seismic vibration suppression of building structures. Supramolecular modification can extend the effective damping temperature range and improve the damping performance of viscoelastic materials. In present work, the mechanical behaviors of the nitrile rubber viscoelastic material are investigated by dynamic thermomechanical analyzer (DMA) with different strain amplitudes, excitation frequencies and environmental temperatures. The supramolecular interaction and molecular structures modified fractional Kelvin (SMF Kelvin) model taking into account the temperature and frequency impacts is proposed and verified with the DMA test results of the nitrile rubber viscoelastic material. The test results of the viscoelastic damper with different temperatures are employed to further prove the effectiveness of the new proposed SMF Kelvin model.