Flexible high damping structure

A load bearing structure comprising:

• an I-beam formed by a T-shape, which is formed by a horizontal segment joined by a vertical segment at a substantially mid-section of said horizontal segment, sandwiched between a pair of L-shapes, each having a horizontal segment joined at one end to an end of a vertical segment;
• at least one flexible reinforcement comprising a flexible textile and a viscoelastic material for damping vibration and shock, said at least one flexible reinforcement being sandwiched between said vertical segment of said T-shape and said vertical segment of said L-shapes, such that said T-shape is isolated from said L-shapes;
• and
• said flexible reinforcement wraps around said vertical segments of said L-shapes.

A load bearing structure comprising:

• an I-beam formed by a T-shape, which is formed by a horizontal segment joined by a vertical segment at a substantially mid-section of said horizontal segment, sandwiched between a pair of L-shapes, each having a horizontal segment joined at one end to an end of a vertical segment;
• a plurality of least one flexible reinforcements, each comprising a flexible textile and a viscoelastic material for damping vibration and shock, said flexible reinforcements being placed contiguous to each other or spaced apart from each other along the lengthwise direction of said I-beam, each of said flexible reinforcements being sandwiched between said vertical segment of said T-shape and said vertical segments of said L-shapes, such that said T-shape is isolated from said L-shapes;
• and
• at least a first one of said flexible reinforcements wraps around said horizontal and vertical segments of said T-shape.

A load bearing structure comprising:

• an I-beam formed by a T-shape, which is formed by a horizontal segment joined by a vertical segment at a substantially mid-section of said horizontal segment, sandwiched between a pair of L-shaped shapes, each having a horizontal segment joined at one end to an end of a vertical segment;
• a plurality of flexible reinforcements, each comprising a flexible textile and a viscoelastic material for damping vibration and shock, said flexible reinforcements being placed contiguous to each other or spaced apart from each other along the lengthwise direction of said I-beam, each of said flexible reinforcements being sandwiched between said vertical segment of said T-shape and said vertical segments of said L-shapes, such that said T-shape is isolated from said L-shapes;
• and
• at least a first one of said flexible reinforcements wraps around said vertical segments of said L-shapes and wraps around portions of said horizontal segments of said L-shapes.

A load bearing structure comprising:

• an I-beam formed by a T-shape, which is formed by a horizontal segment joined by a vertical segment at a substantially mid-section of said horizontal segment, sandwiched between a pair of L-shaped shapes, each having a horizontal segment joined at one end to an end of a vertical segment;
• and
• at least one first flexible reinforcement, each comprising a flexible textile and a viscoelastic material for damping vibration and shock, said first flexible reinforcement being sandwiched between said vertical segment of said T-shape and said vertical segments of said L-shapes such that said T-shape is isolated from said L-shapes;
• at least one second flexible reinforcement, each comprising a flexible textile and a viscoelastic material for damping vibration and shock, said second flexible reinforcement overlapping a portion of said first flexible reinforcement and wrapping said horizontal segment of said T-shape.