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

Most of the engineering vibrations are harmful, due to many unfavorable consequences
caused by them, such as structural damage, poor working accuracy, etc., making it …

Circular cam-roller (CCR) quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) vibration isolators have been
extensively studied. As the CCR isolator can only achieve low stiffness in a very small range …

Despite their engineering significance, locally resonant metamaterials are facing the
challenge to cope with the need for broad-range band gap adjustment at low-frequencies …

In order to improve the reliability of the nonlinear energy sink (NES), a nonlinear, non-
contact magnetic force is proposed to limit the large vibration of the NES oscillator in this …

This paper introduces the concept of negative stiffness inertial-amplifier-base-isolators to
achieve enhanced broadband vibration control. Three physically different novel isolators …

Quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolator has received great attention due to the superior low
frequency performance. In high static support occasions, a high negative stiffness is desired …

Damping mechanical resonances is a formidable challenge in an increasing number of
applications. Many passive damping methods rely on using low stiffness, complex …

This paper presents new understanding and development related to nonlinear inertia and its
influence in coupling with an X-shaped anti-vibration mechanism. The inertia unit is …

As an efficient and crucial energy-generation facility, a nuclear power plant requires a high
level of seismic safety as its failure can lead to catastrophic events. In this study, a novel …