Abstract: Combined systems consisting of linear structures carrying lumped attachments have received considerable attention over the years. In this paper, the assumed modes method is first used to formulate the governing equations ...

Abstract: Undamped oscillators are often used to attenuate and control excess vibration in elastic structures. In this paper, vibration absorbers are used to impose nodes, i.e., points of zero vibration, along an arbitrarily supported ...

Abstract: In this paper, a properly tuned vibration absorber (spring-mass system) is used to induce a point of zero vibration, or node, anywhere along an arbitrarily supported beam for the purpose of suppressing vibration. Other ...

Abstract: In this article, a simple and efficient method is developed to quench the steady-state vibration of a symmetric laminated composite rectangular plate subjected to multiple harmonics with distinct excitation frequencies. ...

Abstract: The eigenvalues and the first and secondorder eigenvalue sensitivities of a uniform Euler–Bernoulli beam supported by the standard linear solid model for viscoelastic solids are studied in detail. A method is proposed ...