In　order　to　provide　reliable　energy　dissipation　performance　and　easy　post-earthquake　replacement,　an　assembled　rotational　friction　damper　was　designed　and　fabricated　with　a　simple　configuration　and　clear　force-transmission　mechanism.　Based　on　the　establishment　of　the　resilience　model,　the　damper　was　tested　using　a　load-shear　test　machine　under　the　different　pre-tightening　torque　forces　and　loading　frequencies.　The　hysteresis　curves,　skeleton　curves,　unit　hysteresis　energy　curves,　and　the　equivalent　damping　ratios　were　obtained　and　compared　with　the　theoretical　predictions　to　verify　the　accuracy　of　the　theoretical　model.　The　analysis　results　demonstrate　that　the　developed　resilience　model　for　the　damper　design　has　high　consistency　with　the　experimental　observations.　The　measured　hysteresis　curves　show　plump　loops　indicating　the　satisfactory　energy　dissipation　performance　of　the　damper.　The　frictional　coefficient,　as　well　as　the　hysteresis　performance,　has　little　correlation　with　the　loading　frequencies.　The　unit　hysteresis　energy　increases　with　the　increase　of　the　loading　displacements.　At　this　moment,　the　equivalent　damping　ratio　becomes　larger.　©　2023　Science　Press.　All　rights　reserved.