Compliant beams exhibit nonlinear restoring forces at large deformations, and are adopted
for nonlinear vibration isolators with quasi-zero stiffness and/or high-static-low-dynamic …

The KDamper absorber is a recently proposed innovative vibration mitigation solution based
essentially on the optimal combination of appropriate stiffness and damping elements, which …

The accurate modelling of structural dynamics is crucial across numerous engineering
applications, such as Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), seismic analysis, and vibration …

A nonlinear tuned mass damper (TMD) is proposed for seismic retrofitting of buildings. The
TMD consists of steel wire ropes that, on one end, are fixed to an oscillating mass, on the …

The protection of buildings under seismic events necessitates the development of efficient
vibration mitigation devices. The recently proposed negative stiffness vibration (NegSV) …

The mitigation of mechanical vibrations forms an important and challenging pursuit of
practical significance for ensuring the safety and resilience of engineered systems. Recently …

In this work, the vibration attenuation capabilities of a negative stiffness device, termed
NegSV, are studied. This nonlinear mechanism can be mounted to multi-storey frame …