Abstract: The dynamics of a class of vibration absorbers with elastic stops is discussed in this paper. The mechanical model proposed in previously published papers are modified to explain certain nonlinear ...

Abstract: Removable and reusable sensors are essential in applications like health monitoring or the nondestructive evaluation of newly produced or finished composite structures. In such tests, a major requirement is that the tested ...

Abstract: In this paper, modal analysis experiments on composite plates with and without delaminations are carried out. Specimens of the glass cloth and epoxy matrix composite plate, including plates without delamination and plates ...

Abstract: The influence of damage on waves propagating in beam structures is investigated through a numerical model formulated by combining spectral finite elements and perturbation techniques. The resulting ...