Abstract: The straightforward task of generating response plots for harmonically excited, nonclassically damped systems involves substantial computation. A current approximate approach based on classical ...

Abstract: Although widely employed as structural components in the auto industry, spot welded sheet metal beams manifest static and dynamic behavior that is not well characterized. For the present study, ...

Abstract: A model consisting of two oscillators coupled through a kinematic constraint is employed in this paper to investigate resonances and instabilities in dynamic systems incorporating a cam. Examination ...

Abstract: A barrier to the widespread use of the impact damper is its noisy operation. Described in this paper is work related to the development of a substitute for the impact damper combining effective ...