Modeling the Loading-Rate Dependency of the Hysteretic Dynamics of Magnetorheological Dampers

The loading rate dependency of the hysteretic dynamics of Magnetorheological (MR) dampers is investigated in the current paper. The model is constructed on the basis of a phenomenological phase-transition theory. The hysteretic dynamics is treated as the responses of a nonlinear system upon external loadings. With appropriately chosen coefficients, the proposed model is able to capture the loading-rate dependency feature of the hysteretic dynamics. Comparisons between the numerical and experimental results are presented, and perfect agreements are obtained.