Viscous Fluid Dampers

Shock Transmission Units

Seismic Shock Absorbers

Preloaded Spring Dampers

Dampers For Cable Stays

FIDH Group

Viscous Fluid Dampers for Seismic

& Civil Engineering Industries

Designing & Managing

Hydraulic Systems Solutions
FIDH Group

A family legacy, a worldwide presence

ince 1950, Douce-Hydro has designed and manufactured

hydraulic cylinders and systems for all kind of industries, from the
standard to the most technological or heavy duty cylinder.
Since 1990, the company has been a family owned business, operated
by its dynamic CEO Mr Jean-Marc Vandenbulke, which perennity
is ensured into the future with the accesssion of his son Mr. Franck
Vandenbulke at the head of the US Headquarters in 2000, and since
2009, also as the Executive Vice-President.
Within the scope of its signicant international expansion, the
companies Douce-Hydro Inc. and Douce-Hydro GmbH have been
created respectfully in the USA in 1996 and in Germany in 2007.
In July 2008, Douce-Hydro acquired Jarret Structures brand, trademark
and patents for viscous uid dampers for the seismic and civil
engineering industries, extending its range of products.
Jarret Structures offers a wide range of patented damping devices
and, by utilizing its extensive design software, test and simulation
capabilities, has the ability to create specialized products to meet
complex and unique shock absorption application requirements.
Through both internal research and research programs carried out
with large universities worldwide, Jarret Structures is able to offer
technically innovative and commercially viable solutions to most
shock absorption problems.

Mr Franck Vandenbulke
Executive Vice-President Douce-Hydro SAS
General Manager Douce-Hydro Inc. USA
General Manager Jarret Structures Inc. USA

Mr Jean-Marc Vandenbulke
CEO FIDH Group
CEO Douce-Hydro SAS
CEO Douce-Hydro Inc. USA
CEO Douce-Hydro GmbH Germany
CEO Jarret Structures Inc. USA

EXCELLENCE

EXPERIENCE

EXPERTISE

EFFICIENCY

Ms Anne-Frdrique Leroy
Export Manager
Douce-Hydro SAS

Mrs Marcelina Cozette

Sales Manager France
Douce-Hydro SAS
Mr Daniel Mtais
Financial Director
Douce-Hydro SAS

Mr Jacky Vandenbulke
Production manager
Douce-Hydro SAS

O R G A N I S A T I O N

Mrs Mathilde Gillet-Vandenbulke

Sales Manager Douce-Hydro Inc. USA
Sales Manager Jarret Structures Inc. USA

C H A R T

FIDH GROUP

Douce-Hydro SAS (France)

Jarret Structures Division
Worldwide Headquarters
Design and Manufacturing

Douce-Hydro Inc. (USA)

Jarret Structures Inc (USA)
North American Headquarters
Sales Office, Repair & Warehouse Facility

Douce-Hydro GmbH (Germany)

German and Austrian Headquarters
Sales Office

EXCELLENCE

EXPERIENCE

EXPERTISE

EFFICIENCY

Engineering

Mr Andr Encinas
Production Manager

Mr Adrien Brioy
Engineer Project Manager

WE ARE THE EXPERTS

As the world leader in design and manufacturing of custom viscous uid dampers,
hydraulic cylinders and systems, Douce-Hydro helps its customers meet their
challenges with industry leading edge solutions.
20 design engineers and technicians.
Over 60 years of technical experience and customer feedback.
CAD-CAM Siemens NX mechanical design software allowing delivery of industry-leading design
results, superior power, productivity, exibility, and coordination for product and design
development.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA), fatigue analysis, 2D and 3D designs.
Ability to create specialized products to meet complex and unique shock absorption application
requirements.
Cost-effective design methodology.
Research and development: diligent and highly creative research team, constantly innovating
unmatched solutions aligned with emerging requirements.

Engineering
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
The Douce-Hydro Difference
Pre-project review.
Constant and open communication with our customers: dedicated and experienced team composed of a project
manager, engineers and designers for each project.
Developing new systems and solutions: bringing integrated solutions tailored to our customers most demanding
requirements and ensuring that our customers benet from solutions which are continuously evolving and improving.
Specification management and project follow-up: offering the most advanced support to our customer, working
hand-in-hand, from project initiation to delivery and on-site installation.
Extensive experience with third party certifying organizations such as ABS, Bureau Veritas, DNV, Germanischer
Lloyd, Lloyds Register, TV and US Army Corps of Engineers, etc...

Following customers requirements, we can manufacture according to European Norm EN15129

and have the dampers receive CE certication.

Project Management and Engineering System

Customer
Project Requirements

Project Communication

Project Management Team

Project review
Feasibility analysis
Design proposal
Cost analysis - Project quote
Project delivery time analysis

Customer Approval Purchase order

Project initiation Kick off meeting

Engineering
Development of customized
solution and systems
Assembly drawings
Detailed drawings
Calculationt notes
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
FAT testing procedure
Maintenance manual
Safety review and process

Quality
Management

Process
Management

Inspection test plan

Full traceability
Materials certicates
Commissioning
Record manufacturing data book
Safety review and process

Planning/Project update
Manufacturing processes
Welding procedure qualication
record procedure
Welding procedure specication
Paint procedure

Shipping Management

Service Management

Logistic and shipping procedures

Packing procedures
Managing domestic and international
shipments
Managing customs worldwide

Start-up installation on-site support

Worldwide technical assistance
Follow-up
After-sales

Worldleading industrial tools

The largest manufacturing capabilities in the cylinder
and viscous uid dampers industries

Our facilities in Albert (France)

Outstanding industrial facilities:

24 000 sqm/258 335 sqft production facility
Over 80T overhead cranes handling capacities
Height of 13 meters/43 feet

Manufacturing capabilities
Up to 1,2 meters /48 bore dia.
Up to 2,4 meters /94.5 external dia.
Up to 27 meters /89 feet in length
Maximal dimensions

Turning & Boring

94.5 external dia.

89 feet in length

2,4 m external dia.

27 m in length

Honing (vertical)

48 inside dia.
89 feet in length

1,2 m inside dia.

27 m in length

Milling & Drilling

57 feet in length
17 feet high
8 feet wide

17 230 mm in length
5 060 mm high
2 350 mm wide

Grinding

51 diameter
98 feet in length

1 900 mm diameter
27 m in length

Polishing

35 diameter
80 feet in length

900 mm diameter
24 m in length

Welding

Painting

Hydraulic test
capabilities

CNC Turning Lathe

TIG / GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding), MIG / GMAW

(Gas Metal Arc Welding), SAW (Submerged Arc Welding)
2 690 sqft

250 sqm

Capacity: 2 110 gallons

Flow: 124 gal/min
Power: 50 kW
Booster Pump: 10 150 PSI

Capacity: 8 000 litres

Flow: 470 litres/min
Power: 50 kW
Booster Pump: 700 bar

Grinding machine:
Diameter: 900 mm/35 inches
Length: 30 000 mm/98 feet
One of the largest grinding machines in Europe !

Worldleading industrial tools

5-AXIS CNC lathe/Tour CNC 5 axes

Swing over top slide: 900 mm/35 inches
Maximal center distance: 6 500 mm/21 feet

State-of-the art, digitally computerized (CNC) & competitive machineries park.

Douce-Hydro / Jarret Structures owns some of the largest equipment available in the world for the manufacture of hydraulic
cylinders, piston accumulators and viscous uid dampers.

Heavy duty CNC lathe

Large dimensions vertical honing machine

Centerless polisher
Dia. 60 up to 500 mm
Length: 10 000 mm
Allowable weight: 17 000 kg

Automatic welding bench

Improving business performance

and manufacturing excellence
3 520 m Assembly Hall Over 80 T handling capacity

Construction of new assembly area

of 3 520 sqm/37 890 sqft achieved
in march 2010. 5 new overhead
travelling cranes of 20 tons capacity
each + 2 new overhead travelling
cranes of 40 tons capacity each.

New assembly hall of 3 520 sqm. Operational since may 2010. Over 80 tons handling capacity.

New painting system unit 31 x 8 m = 250 sqm/2 690 sqft.

New in-house sandblasting equipment - Length 30 meters / 98 feet

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New heavy duty CNC turning lathe

Swing over top slide: 1 400 mm/55 inches
Maximal center distance: 27 meters/89 feet

Rod coating
VERY HIGH CORROSION RESISTANCE
REPLACES NICKEL-CHROME

eveloped by Douce-Hydro Research &

Development team, KERADOUCE is a multilayer
coating, waterproof and very hard, which is applied on
the rods of hydraulic cylinders and dampers, and has
an excellent corrosion resistance. It is homogeneous,
uninterrupted, non conducting, exible enough to
support functional rod bending, and ecological.
Since 1990, with thousands of hydraulic cylinders and
dampers in use worldwide, our KERADOUCE coating
has proved its high efciency and reliability.

Test results after 2 000 hours in salt spray test

Chrome

Corrosion resistance

Nickel
Chrome

ASR 300 -150-230 with KERADOUCE coating

Building bracing working in traction and compression
Mechanical
Characteristics

KERADOUCE

Standard thickness

300 m

Hardness

900 HV = 67 HRC
(Rockwell C)

Standard surface finish

Ra = 0.1 to 0.2 m

Scratch resistance
Abrasion resistance

Adherence following norm

NFEN 582

>50 Mpa = 7 250 psi

Wear resistance
Elasticity

Corrosion resistance into acetic salt

spray test (ASTM B 117 & 287, NF ISO 9227,

Impact resistance
Surface finish (Ra/Rt)

2 000 hours minimum

NF ISO 3769)

Application types

Corrosive environments,
extreme environmental
conditions such as
marine, seaports,
offshore, steel works...

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Total Quality
Management

Quality control
ISO 9001: 2008 certied
Quality Process: Inspection test plan, safety review and process, full traceability, material
certicates, commissioning, record manufacturing data book.
Tests: Static pressure test, dynamic test, fatigue cycle test, NDE testings, cushioning
simulation test bench, side load dynamic test, load pressure test, traction test as per DNV
lifting appliance rules, liquid penetrant, custom testing following customer specications.
Electronic chart recorder.
All our welders are certied.
Dynamic test: 1300 kN

Damping Forces vs Velocity

275 kips Nonliner Damper w/velocity exp.=0.32, C=362 kips(ft/s)^0.32

Damping Force [kips]

Test example - Force/Velocity

Nominal
(+15%)
(-15%)

Velocity [ft/sec]

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California ofce buildings 8 & 9, Sacramento

256 viscous uid dampers ASR 1500-108 AH
Conguration: Double acting, double rod, internal reservoir
Rated Load @ velocity: 275 Kips @ 0.391ft/sec
Characteristic equation: F = [362 V0.32] Kips, (15% tolerance)
Total stroke: 4.25 inches

Retrot / Dampers
Worldwide technical assistance
BEFORE

A complete service, 7 days/week

Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures has long recognized
that After-Sales Service is a key element in
achieving and maintaining customer satisfaction. To
this end, the company has established 2 large repair
centers staffed with a team of highly skilled service
technicians: a large repair center staffed and a parts
warehouse in Albert, France, adjacent to its modern
production facilities, as well as a repair and warehouse
center located in Michigan, USA, by Douce-Hydro Inc.
In addition, Douce-Hydro is dedicated to offering its
customers worldwide Technical Assistance: its highly
skilled technicians can be sent anytime and anywhere
in the world. Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures can also
offer supervision of work or witnessing of installations.
AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

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ANTI-SEISMIC
DEVICES

GENERAL
ELASTOMERIC TECHNOLOGY

P. 15 -16

FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPERS

ASR SERIES

P. 17

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNITS

AB SERIES

P. 18-20

PSD: PRELOADED SPRING DAMPERS

BC + AT + ATC SERIES

P. 21-24

DAMPERS FOR CABLE STAYS

AVE SERIES

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P. 25

Our technology which has proven to be industrially successful over the

past 50 years, uses the fluids characteristics to obtain device function.

Fluid characteristics
COMPRESSIBILITY
VISCOSITY

FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER

Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures' devices

use special uids made of viscous silicon.

GENERAL

Technologies

Device functions
SPRING Function
DAMPING Function

F = C.V

he force-velocity relationship of the non-linear dampers is given by F = C.V (C is the damping constant;
V is the seismic relative velocity, and is the damping exponent). This relationship is graphically illustrated
below.

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

BEHAVIOR LAW:

=1

=0.1

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

V
Thanks to the use of this silicon uid technology, Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures is able to design for very low
alpha values between 0.07 0.8, with alpha values in a range of 0.1 0.2 being the most common.
Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures approach allows for signicantly greater damping results and efciency.

AVE SERIES

The graph above shows that, as a generalized behavior, the lower the alpha value (), and the higher the
velocity (V), the resulting force (F) will stabilize and will not increase any further, limiting structural stresses
and displacements.

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GENERAL
FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER
STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

Performance
The graph shows the inuence of alpha value on the energy dissipation:
ALPHA 0,1

Force

ALPHA 0,5

Displacement

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

he area here above represented in ORANGE, shows the amount of energy dissipated with a damper using
an alpha of 0.5 during a single cycle.
The area here above represented in GREY and ORANGE, shows the amount of energy dissipated with a damper
using an alpha of 0.1 during a single cycle.

s a result, for two dampers with the same force, stroke and velocity, the amount of dissipated energy is
increased with an alpha of 0.1 compared to the use of a higher alpha value (0.3, 0.5, etc.).

THE LOW ALPHA VALUE TECHNOLOGY (0.07-0.15) ALLOWS TO:

AVE SERIES

Increase the energy absorption capacity at any given speed

Control and stabilize damping force at high velocity
Create dampers with low maintenance

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Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures damper is

designed to dissipate seismic or dynamic energy on a
structure. Douce-Hydros/Jarret Structures ASR series
dampers work in tension and compression. The dampers
can reduce longitudinal and transversal or vertical
displacement of a deck. They can be installed in different
type of structures, for example, longitudinally between
the deck and the abutment, or in transverse between the
deck and the pier structure of a bridge. They can equally
be installed in a building for brace or base isolation.
Seismic energy is dissipated into the damper unit instead
of being dissipated in the concrete or steel structure.

F = C.V
Working Principle:

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

BEHAVIOR LAW:

FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER

ASR Series

GENERAL

FVD: Fluid Viscous Dampers

Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures viscous uid damper works on the principle that rapid ow of viscous uid
through a narrow orice or port, generates high resistance, which then dissipates a large amount of energy.
The energy is dissipated in heat.

Dynamic
Reaction

Reaction at
low velocity

P1, P2: internal pressure into the chambers

Vf: fluid velocity into the gap
Sdiff: surface of the piston where the pressure is
applied.

AVE SERIES

F = Pressure x Surface
F = (P1-P2) x Sdiff
(P1-P2) depends on flow into Vf, fixed by the
velocity.

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

Force depends on velocity

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GENERAL
FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER
STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT
PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER
AVE SERIES
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Shock Transmission Units

AB Series

Shock Transmission Unit (STU), also called Dynamic Connector, is designed to be connected between
bridge structure components to form a rigid link under dynamic loads induced by forces such as vehicle braking
and earthquakes. At the same time, the structure will be able to move freely under slowly applied loads such
as thermal expansion and creep shrinkage.
The unit is connected between elements of bridge structures at expansion joints, or near the bearings between
the superstructure and the substructure.
The use of STU allows the load sharing of a suddenly applied force.

A special valve is fixed between the 2 chambers

V>Vcut

STU acts as a very stiff spring in dynamic

loading (during earthquake or braking)

Vcut

P1, P2 internal pressure into the chambers

V<Vcut : F<10% x Fmax (thermal expansion possible)
V>Vcut : F=Fmax (the structure is locked under a
minimal displacement)

Working Principle:
A STU should block the deck of a bridge during a quick motion and behave like a spring with a very high stiffness
to reduce the displacement. At the same time, the Shock Transmission Unit should deliver a low reaction force
during the slow displacements of thermal expansion or contraction of the deck.

Performance:
The graph below shows the performance generated by an STU at low velocity, and during a dynamic
event at high velocity. The Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures' AB series are velocity dependant.

FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER

AB Series

GENERAL

Shock Transmission Units

THEORETICAL FORCE / STROKE DIAGRAMME

Force (kN)

Fmax

Compression
Rdyn

Free displacement at low velocity (force <10% nominal force (Fmax)), Velocity < 0,05mm/s (thermal expansion)
Blocking Force, when the velocity increases (0,05mm/s< Velocity < 0,15mm/s), the force grows up with very high
stiffness (during braking or earthquake)

Temperature and Aging:

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

Traction
Rdyn

Course (mm)

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

Vcut

A variation of the outside temperature, which can range from - 55C to + 80C, does not change the
damper's characteristics. There is no aging of the silicone uid. The Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures' AB
units have been tested in very severe environmental conditions, including re.
AVE SERIES
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GENERAL
FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER

FVD and STU Dimensions

Dampers

Stroke

ASR 300 - 100

+ 50

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

NxD

A/B

Ea / Eb

4x20
4x20

200
200

150
150

4x27
4x27

250
250

180
180

4x33
4x33

300
300

220
220

4x39
4x39

350
350

255
255

6x44
6x44

400
400

290
290

mm

mm

mm

ASR 300 Fmax = 300 kN Alpha = 0.1

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

ASR 300 - 500

ASR 650 - 100

ASR 650 - 500

ASR 1000 - 100

ASR 1000 - 500

ASR 1500 - 100

ASR 1500 - 600

ASR 2000 - 100

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

ASR 2000 - 600

+
- 250

961
1 961

1172
2172

1 478
2 478

+
- 300

1 517
2 767

1 740
2 990

801
1 801

140
140

ASR 650 Fmax = 650 kN Alpha = 0.1

+ 50
+ 250

942
1 942

160
180

+ 50
+ 250

1 158
2 158

200
225

40
40

ASR 1500 Fmax = 1 500 kN Alpha = 0.1

+ 50

1 197
2 447

255
280

45
45

ASR 2000 Fmax = 2 000 kN Alpha = 0.1

+ 50
+ 300

1 330
2 580

325
360

55
55

The range of dampers size is not limited, we can design dampers following your request, for example
2 000 kN, 3 000 kN, 4 000 kN, 5 000 kN...
Do not hesitate to contact us to obtain more details and explanations.

Others designs :
ASR

Installation :
AVE SERIES

30
30

ASR 1000 Fmax = 1 000 kN Alpha = 0.1

Appuis sur chaques faces

20

25
25

We can provide our dampers with different accessories such as :

Anchors
Sliding plates (stainless steel plates)
Mounting bolts
Etc.

ASR
Appuis sur chaques faces

Working Principle:

BEHAVIOR LAW:

F = F0 + KX + CV
Static
reaction

Dynamic
reaction

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

AT10S-2000E
Linkspan Quai des Flotilles
in France.

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

The PSD works on the principle that rapid ow of viscous

uid through a narrow orice or port, generates high
resistance, which then dissipates a large amount of energy.
The energy is dissipated in heat. In order to avoid the
displacement before reaching a certain force level, DouceHydro/Jarret Structures can dene a preloaded value, F0.
Before reaching this value it is not possible to compress
the unit. After the dynamic compression of the PSD, the
unit has the ability to return to its original position due
to the integrated spring function. For example, this return
force value is dened in order to overcome the friction
force of the sliding pot bearings. In order to generate this
damping and spring function in two directions, a doubleacting PSD is used.

FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER

PSD Series

GENERAL

Preloaded Spring Dampers

AVE SERIES
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GENERAL
FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER

Preloaded Spring Dampers

Design layouts of the different functions:
Spring function

Force
K(x)

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

Displacement (X)

F = K(x)

F = PXS

Preloaded + Spring function

Internal Pressure Increases
Force
K(x)

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

F0

Displacement (X)

F = FO + K(x)
Preloaded + Spring function + Damping
- We use Preloaded Spring Damper
- We add a head to the piston to obtain damping
Force
K(x)

AVE SERIES

CV

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F0

Displacement (X)

F = FO + K(x)+CV

GENERAL

Preloaded Spring Dampers

FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER

Mechanical & design characteristics

of standard devices type BC60S

Contact area on each side

L
mm

De
mm

Dp
mm

L1
mm

H
mm

Stroke
mm

F0
kN

K
MN/m

RM
kN

BC60S100-25

426

120

18

190

125

25

100

4.4

300

BC60S200-80

927

150

22

230

155

80

210

2.25

580

BC60S400-40

795

185

30

350

190

40

390

9.4

1200

BC60S400-80

1120

185

30

350

190

80

390

4.7

1200

BC60S600-45

930

230

33

430

235

45

580

13

1650

BC60S600-90

1335

230

33

430

235

90

580

6.5

1650

BC60S850-90

1660

265

36

485

270

90

850

7.2

2300

Other design:

Contact area on one single side

Attachment in traction and compression

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

The range of dampers size is not limited, we can design dampers following your request. Do not hesitate to
contact us to obtain more details and explanations.

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

Devices

Temperature and Aging:

A variation of the outside temperature, which can range from - 55C to + 80C, does not change the damper's
characteristics and the amount of energy dissipated per cycle. There is no aging of silicone uid.
Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures PSDs have been tested in extreme environmental conditions, including re.

We can provide our dampers with different accessories such as :

Anchors
Mounting bolts
Sliding plates (stainless steel plates)
Etc.

AVE SERIES

Installation :

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GENERAL
FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER

Preloaded Spring Dampers

Design layouts of the different reactions and attachments:

BC10S: compression in one direction

Force

K(x)

FO

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

Stroke

BC60S: compression in two directions

Force
K(x)

K(x)

FO
Stroke

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

AT: PSD in TRACTION

Stroke
FO
K(x)

ATC: PSD in TRACTION and COMPRESSION

Force
K(x)

FO

AVE SERIES

Stroke
FO
K(x)

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Performance:
The graphs below show the performance generated by the damper during a dynamic event at a frequency
of 1 Hertz. The value of the velocity exponent of Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures damper can vary from
0.3 to 2. As the velocity increases, the force increases.
Force

FVD: FLUID VISCOUS DAMPER

AVE Series

GENERAL

Dampers for cable stays

Displacement

Force

F=C.V0,4

Velocity

Units

L
mm

D
mm

Stroke
mm

RM
KN

Mass
Kg

AVE5-100

525

127

100

50

AVE6-100

525

127

100

50

AVE7-100

525

127

100

50

AVE8-100

525

127

100

50

525

127

100

50

525

127

100

10

50

AVE12-100

525

127

100

12

50

AVE15-100

525

127

100

15

50

AVE20-100

525

127

100

20

50

AVE25-100

525

127

100

25

50

AVE30-100

525

127

100

30

50

AVE35-100

525

127

100

35

50

AVE40-100

525

127

100

40

50

AVE45-100

525

127

100

45

50

AVE50-100

525

127

100

50

50

AVE55-100

525

127

100

55

50

AVE60-100

525

127

100

60

50

PSD: PRELOAD SPRING DAMPER

AVE9-100
AVE10-100

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNIT

F=C.V0,6
F=C.V1
F=C.V2

The range of dampers size is not limited, we can design dampers following your request.
Do not hesitate to contact us to obtain more details and explanations.

Maintenance:

A cable stay damper can be installed easily with

standard anchors.

Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures Cable Stay

Dampers are maintenance free. A regular visual
inspection can be done on periodic basis in order to
check the corrosion protection system.

AVE SERIES

Installation:

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BUILDING
PROTECTION
Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures devices are easily adapted to meet
the requirements of different types of structures:
As an energy dissipation device in a base isolation system
As a reducer of inter-story drift for exible structures.

BASE ISOLATION

P. 27

WIND-BRACING BETWEEN FLOORS

P. 28

CABLE BRACE ISOLATION SYSTEM

TECHNOLOGY (CBIST)

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P. 29-30

Base isolation
Application on individual
buildings
Working Principle:
The base isolation is a solution to protect individual or small buildings.
This system is a combination using isolators (Elastomeric plot) and dampers.
The isolators reduce the force but increase the displacements. The dampers reduce
the displacements by dissipating the energy. With this combination, the building
structure is protected. The force and displacement transmitted at the foundation
are reduced.

Isolators
Dampers

Without Dampers, the displacement are too high

Dampers allow to reduce displacement

Impact of the base isolation

on response spectra
Decrease of the
acceleration

Isolator
Dampers

Reduce the rigidity

Dissipate energy

with Dampers
without Dampers

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BUILDINGS

Bracing
Application on high buildings
Bracing between oors
Association of PSD in series + Preloaded cable, PSD + Transmitters or ASR.
This installation is possible on existing buildings.
Limited dimensions

Wind - bracing between oors

ASR 1500 - 108

Ofce state Buildings 8&9, Sacramento USA

Disposition X

ASR 300 -150-230 with KERADOUCE coating

Building bracing working in traction and
compression

Decrease of the
acceleration

Impact of the Bracing

on response spectra

Dampers
with Dampers

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without Dampers

Dissipate energy

PROTECTIONS

CBIST:
Cable Brace Isolation
System Technology
New technology
to protect structures
Working Principle:
The Cable Brace Isolation System Technology (CBIST) objective is to dissipate the
energy in case of earthquake through the development of an innovative system
based on a series of tension spring dampers and pre-stressed cables.

Cable Brace Isolation System (CBIST)

installation

Preloaded Spring Damper position at the base

Principle

Energy dissipation

2
4
3
1

1
2
3
4
5

retainer
barrel
piston
silicon uid
cable or transmitter

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CBIST:
Cable Brace Isolation
System Technology
Technique applicable to new structures and when retrotting older buildings
against earthquake risks by using:
Dampers to dissipate the energy
External cables to limit the inter-story drift

Floor
5
4
3
2
1
20
Building protected
with CBIST

40
Building without
CBIST

Displacement
between stories
(mm)

Building protected with CBIST

Advantages:
Architectural design remains the same
Design improvement and simplication
No internal modication to the building
Increase of safety
No maintenance
Drift per story and acceleration are reduced signicantly during an earthquake
Cost reduction compared to other techniques
Technology innovation
Few repair after earthquake

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BRIDGES
PROTECTION

DAMPERS

P. 32-33

SPECIAL DAMPERS FOR RAILWAY BRIDGE

P. 34

STU: SHOCK TRANSMISSION UNITS

P. 35

PRELOADED SPRING DAMPERS

P. 36

DAMPERS FOR CABLE STAYS

P. 39

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BRIDGES

Dampers

egardless of the type of construction, Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures

creates dampers which dissipate a large part of the kinetic energy, allowing the
displacement of the deck without damaging the abutments and the structure.
Protection by dampers:

Longitudinally and transversally on abutments and the piers

Longitudinal protection

Longitudinal damper (F= 3000 kN; Stroke= 650 mm)

High Speed Train railway bridge of Ventabren in France.

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Transversal protection

Transversal Dampers (F= 500 kN; Stroke= 260 mm)

Aiton Highway A43 bridge in France.

PROTECTIONS

Improvements
by using dampers
Without damper (= 1 xed pier)
Let consider a bridge with 4 spans, L=300m, M=10 000 t, to protect against a
longitudinal earthquake with the following data:
Soil type: EC8-B and PGA = 2m/s.
The deck is supported by 5 identical piers (P1 to P5) with a longitudinal
stiffness of Kp = 300 MN/m.
In case of earthquake, the central pier must resist at 17 400 kN (shear Force)

1 xed pier =
no damper, no STU
Central Pier must resist at 17400 kN
(shear Force)

With dampers
If dampers are installed on some piers, they will dissipate a large part of the seismic energy and therefore,
reduce the forces in the xed pier.
1 xed pier + 2 dampers: the dissipation of energy allows reducing the total force at 10 375 kN.

1 xed pier + 2 dampers

The dissipation of energy allows to reduce
the total Force at 10375 kN

Comparison with and without dampers

Maximum acceleration
of the deck

1 xed pier

1 xed pier + 2 dampers

Acceleration

Period

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BRIDGES

Special Dampers
for Railway bridges

ouce-Hydro/Jarret Structures has developed a special

unit designed to react with three different behaviours:
Free movement without force at low velocity
Blocking during train braking, similar to a Shock Transmission
Unit function (STU)
Damping of the energy during blocking (earthquake), similar
to a damper function (FVD)
These devices are adapted to be used in association with
spherical pot bearings.

Damping function

Free movement

Blocking
function

Qualication tests

Special reaction dampers xed on high speed

train bridge in Greece.

Special reaction dampers xed on high speed train bridge in Spain.

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PROTECTIONS

STU:
Shock Transmission Units
Dynamic connectors
Applications:
Shock Transmission Units (STU), also called Dynamic Connectors, can be used for
both steel and concrete structures. They are disposed on cable stayed and suspension
bridges in order to eliminate large displacements of the deck during an earthquake.
For other civil engineering structures such as buildings, STU can provide additional
rigidity in the frame structure. STU can also be used to strengthen adjacent buildings
during a seismic event.
The retrot of existing steel truss railway bridges with STU can allow heavier trains
and take the increasing braking forces without a change to the substructure. STU can
be designed to strengthen supporting piers which have been found inadequate due to increase in traction and
braking forces, or which have sustained damage caused by corrosion.

Without STU
1 xed pier =
no damper, no STU
Central Pier must resist at 17400 kN
(shear Force)

With STU
1 xed pier + 4 = 5 xed piers
The 5 piers are connected dynamically by
blocking devices (STU)
The shear force on the central pier is
7780kN but the total force accepted by all
the structure is 38 900kN

Comparison with and without dampers

Maximum Acceleration
of the desk
5 xed piers
3.89m/s2
1 xed pier
1.74 m/s2

0.52s

1.15s

Period

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BRIDGES

Preloaded
Spring dampers

Preloaded Spring Damper (PSD) is a unit designed to dissipate seismic energy on structures such as
bridges. The PSD reduces longitudinal and transversal displacement of the deck. Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures
can provide two types of PSD: working in tension/compression, or acting only in compression. Douce-Hydro/
Jarret Structures can install the PSD compression type longitudinally between the deck and the abutment,
or install a PSD tension/compression unit in transversal position between the deck and the pier structure.
The PSD acts as a shear key which has the possibility to regenerate itself automatically after a dynamic event.
The seismic energy is dissipated in the PSD unit instead of being displaced in a steel or concrete structure.
According to their position, these devices can accommodate transversal and longitudinal seismic displacement,
and at the same time take into account longitudinal displacement such as creep shrinkage and thermal
expansion or contraction.

Transversal PSD (F= 2200 kN)

St. Andr Viaduc,
Frjus in France

Longitudinal PSD on abutment

(F = 2500 kN, Stroke = 50mm)
High Speed railroad viaduct
of Epenottes, France.

Transversal PSD on the Deck. (F= 2200 kN, Stroke = 50mm)

Motorway bridge A51, Viaduct of Monestier in France.

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PROTECTIONS

Improvement
by using PSD

n the previous solutions, the central pier was xed.

Using STU or dampers help us decrease shear in the xed pier but, when this pier is
too stiff, their efciency will be very weak.
If the shear of the xed pier has to be further decreased, and should it remains xed
during the earthquake, the solution would be to equip that central xed pier with a
PSD so that it can move the deck, thus providing larger shear forces in this pier (see
drawing below).

P3
In order to solve this
problem, an elegant
solution is to install a
PSD between the deck
and the pier.

The PSD had 3 functions:

Link the pier to the deck during service. ( Preload force )
Before earthquake

Damp energy during the earthquake ( Energy dissipation )

Align the deck after an earthquake.

During earthquake

After Earthquake

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BRIDGES

Improvement
by using PSD
The PSD installed in P3 has to be able to fulll
the following mechanical requirements:
In service, the deck is submitted to forces such as frictions on sliding pot bearings (2.5% deck
weight). Therefore, for this example, the devices preload for this bridge must be 2 500 kN.
This means that under any static horizontal force lower to 2 500 kN, the device acts as a x
connection between the deck and the pier.
During an earthquake, when the seismic forces are exceeding the preload, the device will act as an elastic link
with a damping effect. In our example, we have installed a PSD in the central pier and we have let the 4 other
piers free.

A time history analysis has been achieved and gave

the following result:
Shear force on P3 = 3 500 kN for a max device compression of 35 mm

Case

Comment

F P3
(kN)

F other piers
(kN)

F total
(kN)

Only P3

17 400

17 400

STU

7 780

7 780

38 900

Dampers

7 500

1 500

13 500

PSD on P3

3 500

3 500

(FP3 corresponds with the force applied on the central pier and F total is the amount of force applied on all the structure.)

Shear force in P3 was divided by approximately 2.2,

compared to the best of the other solutions.
In certain cases, the ratio can reach 5.
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PROTECTIONS

Dampers for
cable stays
AVE Series

he large global development of the technology for cable stays has created a
need for damping. Initial attempts to adapt commercial dampers failed to meet
the specic requirements of the bridge industry because they were not appropriate for bridges.

ouce-Hydro/Jarret Structures has developed a new generation of dampers in order to satisfy the
special requirement of damping cable stays. Because long-term vibrations due to wind and rain create
fatigue stress in the cables, the idea is to offer a very reliable unit which is able to dampen vibrations without
creating any additional stress to the structure.

Working Principle:
The Douce-Hydros/Jarret Structures Cable Stay Dampers (CSD) work on the principle that rapid ow of
viscous uid through a narrow orice or port, generates high resistance, which then dissipates a large amount
of energy. The energy is dissipated in heat. In order to avoid any possible leakage, the body of the unit is made
of a single stainless steel part. A piston head is moving through the viscous uid, and the lamination of the
uid creates the viscous damping.
The behaviour law of the viscous damper is F= C.V. According to the specications required of a particular
application, Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures can provide a value for the coefcient alpha which can range from
0.3 to 2.

Viscous dampers for cable stays (CSD)

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Reference list
BUILDINGS - STRUCTURES
AUSTRIA
Hospital

Year

Product

Qty

2012

ASR 1000

1992

BC 5A

22

2005

ASR 20

2001
2000
1998

ASR 500
ASR 500
BC 10S150

52
36
125

2012
2011
2008
2006
2003
2003
2001
2001
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1994

ASR 650
ASR 200
ASR 300
ASR 50-10
ASR 150
ASR 300
ASR 50
ASR 100
ASR 300
BC 60S8C
ASR 3C
ASR 50
ASR 300
AMD 700-150

2
4
12
4
36
8
160
160
32
6
12
160
32
2

2003
2003
2002
2002

AB 500-100
AB 500-100
AB 500-100
AB 500-100

80
80
80
80

2004
1990
1990

BC 0S100BF
BC 50S
BC 1D

16
32
12

2012
2005

ASR 120
ASR 30
ASR 60

5
4
4

2004
2002

ASR 500-150
ASR 700-150

10
44

2004
2002
2002
2001

ASR 500-150
ASR 1000-160
ASR 700-150
ASR 900-1000

10
32
44
8

CANADA
Sky dome Toronto stadium protection of the roof

CHILI
Applexion seismic reinforcement for a tower

CHINA
Beijing building Hotel Xian XI
Historic Museum Beijing Tien an Men Square
Beijing Hotel

FRANCE
Buildings, Nice
Buildings
Buildings
Private Home Morne Rouge - Martinique
School Le Robert in Guadeloupe Island
Chemical Tanks storage - Lyon
School Bellefontaine Caribbean Island
4 buildings
Chemical Tanks storage
Hotel Tsantelenia Val dIsre
Private individual house
School Ducos Martinique Caribbean Island
Chemical Tanks storage in Lyon
Tower Socit Gnrale La Dfense

INDIA
Power Plant Kaiga 4
Power Plant TAPP 3
Power Plant Kaiga 3
Power Plant TAPP 3

ITALY
Giaggiolo Building
Olympic Stadium Rome
Supermarket Carugi Florence

SWITZERLAND
Buildings
Seismic isolation equipment at CERN

SPAIN
Hang Yu Building
China medical center Hospital

TAIWAN
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Hang Yu Building
Da Ping Lin Building
China medical center Hospital
Taipei Financial Center tuned mass damper

Year

Product

2008
2006
2006
2004
2003
2003
2003
2002
2002
2000
1998

ASR 1500-108
ARS 1500
ASR 900-200Z
BC 5B
ASR 900-200

256
6
3
8
8

2009

ASR 1000

Jing Yue River Bridge

2010

ASR 2000-1400
ASR 2000-1700

4
4

Yanglu Bridge
Shenzen Corridor Bridge
Pedestrian footbridge Beijing

2005
2005
2004

ASR 500

2005
2000

AB 750-200
BC 60S

20
4

ASR 900-130

20

BC60S-400
BC60S-800
AT 10S
ASR 4C
ASR 200
ASR 300
BC 60S1500
ASR 650
ASR 100-40
ASR 500-200
ASR 100-40
ASR 150
ASR 900
ASR 500
ASR 300
ASR 300
ASR 300
ASR 300
ASR 1200
ASR 900-160J
ASR 880-210A

4
2
8
2
4
64
16
8
4
8
4
8
9
8
8
4
4
8
56
4
4

UNITED STATES
Ofce state Buildings 8 & 9, Sacramento CA
Harbor View Medical Center, Seattle
Genentech Building
Lexington Avenue Building, New York City
Genentech Building, South San Francisco
King County Court house
Trump Tower
San Francisco Opera
3 COM Building
Santiago Creek
Vancouver water Reservoir

Qty

BRIDGES - VIADUCTS
ANGOLA
Bridge of Kuala

CHINA

CYPRUS
Limasol project
Viaduct Petra Tou Romlu

FRANCE
Viaduct for the tramway of Grenoble

2012

Linkspan Quai des Flotilles

Highway A9
Bridges

2012
2011
2009

High speed train Perpignan Figueras

2005

Viaduct of Monestier
Viaduct of Catane Grenoble
RD10 Bridge of Potiche and Hilette
Viaduct of Peru - Guadeloupe
Road RN 202
Viaduct of Carbet - Guadeloupe
Viaduct of Caen for Tram
Road RD19 bridge of Falicon over La Banquire
Ship pontoon Guadeloupe
Viaduct of Blanchard in Guadeloupe Island
Highway Bridge Viaduct Saint Andr
Highway Bridge Viaduct of Pal in Nice
RN 114 - Bridge on Tech river

2004
2004
2004
2003
2002
2002
2002
2001
2001
2001
1998
1998
1997

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BRIDGES - VIADUCTS
Year

Product

Qty

1997
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1995

ASR 3000-650
ASR 500-100C
ASR 150-60C
ASR 300-80B
ASR 500-160D
ASR 500-100E
ASR 300H

8
4
8
4
8
8
2

1995
1995
1995
1994
1990
1988

ASR 250-340A
ASR 500-260B
ASR 900-140A
ASR 880-210A
ASR 50
BC 10S150C

8
16
4
28
4
8

2008
1999
1998
1998
1997

AB 1000
ACC 400-150
ACC 300
BC 1G
ACC 1100-160
BR 60S

10
4
4
2
8
2

Bridge of Lionokladi-Domokos 25-52 km

2010

Bridge of Domokos 0-14 km (SG 3, 5, 10 & 11)

2009

Bridge of Domokos 14-28 km

(SG12, 13, 14, 15 & 16)

2009

ASR 1500-400
ASR 3000-200
ASR 3000-400
ASR 1500-500
ASR 2000-500
ASR 1000-500
ASR 1000-500
ASR 3000-600
ASR 3000-300
ASR 3000-500
ASR 1500-350
ASR 1000-200
ASR 1500-350
ASR 1500-440
ASR 1500-160
ASR 1500-630
ASR 1000-250
ASR 650-600
ASR 650-600
ASR 1000-300
ASR 650-300
ASR 650-700
ASR1000-200
ASR 650-250
ASR 650-900

4
4
8
4
2
2
4
8
6
6
8
4
34
8
8
8
8
38
32
16
38
12
4
8
4

2008
2003

ASR 1500-300
AB 3700-150

8
76

2002

AB 1200-150

16

FRANCE (continuing)
Railway Bridge TGV high speed train of Ventabren
Highway A43 - Structure PS24
Bridge PI14
Bridge PS13
Bridge PI09
Bridge OH11
Viaduct of Nantua
Highway A51 - Plaine de la Reymure
Bridge dIroise Brest
Highway A43 - Viaduct of Aiton
HighwayA43 - Structure PS 3
Viaduct for airport Raizet of Pointe Pitre
Viaduct of Reveston Perpignan
Railway Bridge Busseau sur Creuse

GREAT BRITAIN
Bridge
Newark Dycke Bridge
Piff Elms Bridge
M5 Motor Way
Baswich bridge railway bridge

GREECE

INDONESIA
Suramadu bridge Project
Cikapayang Pasteur Bridge

INDIA
River Sone Bridge Bihiar

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Year

Product

Qty

ITALY
Viaduct of Meschio
Viaduct of Icla / Naples
Viaduct of Tagliamento
Bridge of Restello
Viaduct of San Cesaro
Viaduct of Prenestino
Bridge Udine / Icop

1989
1988
1988
1987
1987
1987
1986

ATC
ATC 600
ATC
BC 80S
BC 80S
ATC
BC 80S

8
8
8
16
8
4
4

2008

ASR 1000-300

2001

ASR 300

20

1997

ACC 1750-150

Bridge of Alto da Guerra Mitrena

Viaduct of Sacavem

2009
2008

Bridge do Cuco
Viaduct Ribeiro da Ponte
Viaduct railway of Sintra
Viaduct of Colombo Lisbon
Viaduct of Luz Lisbon
Bridge on Douro Porto
Bridge Vasco de Gamma on Tagus river Lisbon

2008
2005
1998
1997
1997
1996
1996

ASR 2000
ASR 120
ASR 650
ASR 1500
ASR 1200
ASR 250
ASR 900-240
BC 10S600E
ASR 150-200A
ASR 4000-700

8
120
30
2
4
2
9
8
12
10

16
8
4
4
8
12
3
4

KAZAHKSTAN
Bridge

LIBAN
Viaducts Kaizarane

MAROCCO
Dam Al Waddah

PORTUGAL

SPAIN
High speed railway Viaduct Los Gallardos

2012

High speed railway Xativa Viaduct

High speed railway Viaduct Malaga
High speed railway Rules Viaduct

2005
2004
2004

High speed railway Viaduct

2001

ASR 1800-500 CE
ASR 1800-600 CE
ASR 1800-400 CE
BC 60S1500-50
ASR 1500-100
ASR 1500-600
BC 60S850-90
AB 3000-100

2002
2001

AB 4500-100
AB 4500-100

32
32

2011

ASR 3000
ASR 1500
ASR 3000

16
58
2

2003
2001
1999
1997

ASR 140-300

176

TAIWAN
Taiwan High speed train section 230
Taiwan High speed train Project section 220

TURKMENISTAN
Bridge

UNITED STATES
Fred Hartmann Bridge, Houston
Coronado Bay Bridge
Vincent Thomas Bridge
Gerald Desmond Bridge

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WORLDWIDE

JARRET STRUCTURES

JARRET STRUCTURES

E10

LONDRES

ROTTERDAM

E40
BRUXELLES

E4

A1

E3

A16

E4

LILLE

E37

COLOGNE

A2

AMIENS
8
-A2
29

ALBERT

A2

LUXEMBOURG

ST QUENTIN

FRANCFORT

0
E5

A1

A16

ROUEN

METZ
REIMS

A4

PARIS

A4

A1

A4
STRASBOURG

Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures teams are working around the clock

all over the world to provide technical assistance.
Present in France, the United States with its Detroit facility, in Germany, with its sales
ofce in Saarbrcken, Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures has extended its international
presence to cover all ve continents whether your site be in Europe, North or South
America, Asia, Africa we offer a solution nearby.

Douce-Hydro/Jarret Structures is near Brussels, Amsterdam, Kln, Hannover, London...

Furthermore, the ight connections are very easy. Paris Charles De Gaulle
International Airport is not so far away, about one hour with the highway.

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HANOVRE

E30

E1

E3

CALAIS

Douce-Hydro SAS
Division Jarret Structures
Worldwide Headquar ters
2 rue de l'industrie - BP n 20213
80303 Albert cedex - FRANCE
Tel. : + 33 (0)3 22 74 31 00
Fax : + 33 (0)3 22 74 78 43
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www.jarretstructures.com
Export : aeroy@doucehydro.com
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Commercial/Sales France :
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Douce-Hydro Inc
Jarret Structures Inc
North American
Headquarters
51151 Celeste
Shelby Township, MI 48315 - USA
Tel. : + 1 (586) 566 47 25
Fax : + 1 (212) 918 16 11
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fvandenbulke@jarretstructures.com
mgillet@jarretstructures.com
Commercial/Sales France :
commercialdh@doucehydro.com

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Division Jarret Structures
2 rue de lindustrie - BP n 20213
80303 Albert cedex - FRANCE
Tl.: + 33 (0)3 22 74 31 00
Fax: + 33 (0)3 22 74 78 43

Douce-Hydro Inc.
Jarret Structures Inc.
51151 Celeste
Shelby Township, MI 48315 - USA
Tel.: + 1 (586) 566 47 25
Fax: + 1 (212) 918 16 11

Websites:
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