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This work studies the impact between spherical rigid bodies in the frame of nonsmooth
contact dynamics considering friction effects. A new impact element formulation based on …

The extension of collision models for single impacts between two bodies, to the case of
multiple impacts (which take place when several collisions occur at the same time in a …

Impact dampers have gained much research interest over the past decades that resulted in
several analytical and experimental studies being conducted in that area. The main …

The study of disorder-induced frequency filtering is presented for one-dimensional systems
composed of random, pre-stressed masses interacting through both linear and nonlinear …

Particle impact dampers are dissipative devices that can easily be coupled to structures in
order to reduce vibrations over a wide frequency range and in adverse environmental …

Impact dampers (IDs) provide an effective, economical, and retrofittable solution to the
vibration problem in several engineering applications. An ID typically consists of a single or …

This chapter is dedicated to comparisons of three well-known models that apply to multiple
(that is, simultaneous) collisions: Moreau's law, the binary collision law, and the LZB model …

The aim of this paper is to simulate the nonlinear wave propagation in granular chains of
beads using a recently introduced multiple impact model and to compare numerical results …

This paper includes the latest results of our research effort in developing a family of
energetically efficient robots that can produce stable gait. Gravity powered bipeds provide …