Abstract: An efficient procedure is developed for simulating frequency-dependent friction in transient laminar liquid flow by the method of characteristics. The procedure consists of determining an approximate ...

Abstract: A new performance criterion is proposed for the synthesis of optimum linear isolators subject to random inputs. This criterion is based upon the values of displacement and acceleration; the ...

Abstract: Several optimum and suboptimum isolators are discussed with respect to three different criteria appropriate to shock and vibration isolation. In attempting to show the limitations of performance ...