Acoustical porous materials like polymer foams or mineral wools are widely used in noise
and vibration control. The acoustic efficiencies of these materials may be influenced by their …

Polymers for Vibration Damping Applications is a detailed guide on the use of polymers and
polymer composites for vibration and shock damping. The book begins with two chapters …

The aim of this paper is the fabrication and mechanical testing of entangled sandwich beam
specimens and the comparison of their results with standard sandwich specimens with …

Viscoelastic materials are widely utilized in engineering for their advantageous damping
properties, which enable effective energy dissipation. They are also valued for their stiffness …

Background Metal lattice structures obtained through Selective Laser Melting may increase
the strength-to-weight ratio of advanced 3D printed parts, as well as their damping …

This work focuses on the development of a damage detection and localization tool using the
topology optimization feature of MSC. Nastran. This approach is based on the correlation of …

Application of damping coatings on metal sheets is a commonly used method to suppress
the undesirable vibration and noise levels in various industries. As numerical simulations …

In this paper, an inverse identification method of the viscoelastic material properties (shear
modulus G 0 and loss factor η C) of a symmetric three layered viscoelastic sandwich beam is …

Abstract “Wood Plastic Composite” or WPC is becoming increasingly popular in outdoor
applications because of the advantage of a better durability in wet environments compared …

Experimental and numerical methods to identify the linear viscoelastic properties of flax fibre
reinforced polymer (FFRP) composite are presented in this study. The method relies on the …