Designs, analysis, and applications of nonlinear energy sinks

H Ding, LQ Chen - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Nonlinear energy sink (NES) is an appropriately designed nonlinear oscillator without
positive linear stiffness. NES can suppress vibrations over a wide frequency range due to its …

A review on nonlinear energy sinks: designs, analysis and applications of impact and rotary types

AS Saeed, R Abdul Nasar, MA AL-Shudeifat - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
Dynamical and structural systems are susceptible to sudden excitations and loadings such
as wind gusts, blasts, earthquakes, and others which may cause destructive vibration …

Nonlinear targeted energy transfer: state of the art and new perspectives

AF Vakakis, OV Gendelman, LA Bergman… - Nonlinear …, 2022 - Springer
Following a brief review of current progress in the field of nonlinear targeted energy transfer
(TET), we discuss some general ideas and methods in this field and describe certain …

Nonlinear dissipative devices in structural vibration control: A review

Z Lu, Z Wang, Y Zhou, X Lu - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2018 - Elsevier
Structural vibration is a common phenomenon existing in various engineering fields such as
machinery, aerospace, and civil engineering. It should be noted that the effective …

A tristable nonlinear energy sink

Y Zeng, H Ding - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
The tristable characteristics are mostly used in the field of energy harvesting and vibration
isolator, but are rarely devoted to in the field of vibration absorption. In this paper, a tristable …

Dynamic design of a magnetic-enhanced nonlinear energy sink

X Geng, H Ding, X Jing, X Mao, K Wei… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Development of novel track nonlinear energy sinks for seismic performance improvement of offshore wind turbine towers

H Zuo, S Zhu - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
High-rise and flexible offshore wind turbines (OWTs) are frequently constructed in high-
seismicity regions, and passive linear control strategies are commonly adopted to mitigate …

Elimination of multimode resonances of composite plate by inertial nonlinear energy sinks

HY Chen, XY Mao, H Ding, LQ Chen - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bending vibration of the elastic structure has many resonance modes. Especially, the
composite plate structure has many low frequency modes. Therefore, devices capable of …

A suspension system with quasi-zero stiffness characteristics and inerter nonlinear energy sink

Y Zeng, H Ding, RH Du… - Journal of Vibration and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, a novel vibration control scheme of suspension systems is proposed. It
combines the advantages of quasi-zero stiffness isolator, nonlinear energy sink absorber …

Analytical optimization of the tuned viscous mass damper under impulsive excitations

Z Zhao, X Hu, R Zhang, Q Chen - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The inerter-based damper has proven as an efficient vibration suppression device for steady
responses in a broad frequency band. However, the inerter-based structures may …