Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) cables were initially most investigated to replace steel cables. To further
explore the advantages of FRP cables, the potential ability of vibration control is studied in this paper emphasizing the
designable characteristic of hybrid FRP cables. Fiber reinforced vinyl ester composites and fiber reinforced epoxy
composites were prepared by the pultrusion method. Due to the extensive application of fiber reinforced composites, the
temperature spectrum and frequency spectrum of loss factor for the composite were tested using dynamic mechanical
analysis (DMA) equipment. The damping properties and damping mechanism of the composite were investigated and
discussed at different temperatures and frequencies. The result indicates that the loss factor of the composites is
increasing with the increase of the frequency from 0.1Hz to 2 Hz and decreasing with the decrease of the temperature
from -20°C to 60°C. The loss factor of the carbon fiber composite is higher than that of the glass fiber for the same
matrix. The loss factor of the vinyl ester composite is higher than that of the epoxy composite for the same fiber.
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