Metastructures have received increasing attention because of their unique bandgap
behavior that can be utilized to control vibration and noise of mechanical structures. This …

Phononic band gaps are investigated in a one-dimensional (1D) array of compliant axial to
rotary motion conversion mechanisms. To create low frequency band gaps, the effective …

Inspired by sonic engineering, locally resonant metamaterials have attracted much attention
from researchers in civil engineering for their unique characteristics of stress wave …

This paper focuses on the dispersion properties and mechanism of the one-dimensional
strongly nonlinear acoustic metamaterials (NAMMs) based on the homotopy method. The …

The application of metamaterial in civil engineering to achieve isolation of a building by
controlling the propagation of seismic waves is a substantial challenge because seismic …

The propagation of longitudinal elastic waves in quasi one-dimensional structure consisting
of harmonic oscillators periodically jointed on a slender beam is studied. Sub-frequency …

In the paper, band-stop vibration suppression property using a novel X-shape structured
lever-type isolation system is studied. The geometrical nonlinear property of an X-shape …

The acoustic metamaterial is a class of artificial structures designed to transmit, prohibit, or
trap and amplify vibration waves at certain frequencies by periodically manipulating the …

Because effective material properties are essential concepts in the analyses of wave
phenomena in metamaterials, they may also be utilized in the optimal design of …

This paper investigates a metamaterial solution for efficient vibration attenuation and
acoustic radiation reduction of an aluminum pipe. To this end, using unit cell predictions …