Abstract: This paper studies the piezoelectric damping of resistively shunted beams induced by the conversion of the vibration energy into electrical energy that is dissipated in the resistor through Joule ...

Abstract: There exist many methods of adding damping to a vibrating structure; however, eddy current damping is one of few that can function without ever coming into contact with that structure. This ...

Abstract: The author has commented that magnetic fields add vectorially and thus the addition of a second magnet results in a magnetic field with exactly twice the radial component. This is indeed true ...

Abstract: Magnetic fields can be used to apply damping to a vibrating structure. Dampers of this type function through the eddy currents that are generated in a conductive material experiencing a ...

Abstract: When a conductive material experiences a time-varying magnetic field, eddy currents are generated in the conductor. These eddy currents circulate such that they generate a magnetic field of their ...