Frequency response functions are often used in the design of damped structures to assess
the level of vibration and evaluate the performances of a damping treatment. Rather than …

The application of high damping materials, like high loss factor viscoelastic materials, in the
core of sandwich plates can improve their dynamic response and reduce fatigue failure …

In this paper we assess the performance of finite element models in modeling structures with
sheer damping treatments. We analyze the finite element modeling of constrained layer …

A new sandwich finite element has been previously applied successfully to the vibration
analysis of damped metal–polymer–metal beams [1]. In this paper, this element is extended …

An optimization method for design of viscoelastic damping structures is presented. The
optimal design problem is formulated as a multi-objective constrained optimization problem …

The complex eigenvalue analysis is a widely used technique to investigate the stability of a
dynamical system with frictional contact. In the case of brake systems, it is the most …

The work describes the numerical and experimental assessment of using biphase
composite structures with non-classical shape inclusions. Star-shaped biphase cells have …

Switched-reluctance motors (SRM) present major acoustic drawbacks that hinder their use
for electric vehicles in spite of widely-acknowledged robustness and low manufacturing …

A model reduction technique aimed at computing efficiently Frequency Response Functions
of damped structures is presented. The frequency-dependent complex moduli are …

Viscoelastic materials are commonly used for passive treatment in many applications. They
exhibit a specific behavior depending on frequency and temperature, and thus damping …