Tuned mass dampers are well-known devices for efficient reduction of structural vibrations;
however, they can only control the vibration of a single mode in a narrow frequency range …

In this work analytical damped free-vibration and frequency response solutions are obtained
for the analysis of composite plates structures embedding viscoelastic layers. On the basis of …

A semi-active electromechanical Tuned Mass Damper (SATMD), which consists of a
combined spring-piezoelectric device connected to an external resistive-inductive electric …

This paper presents a 4-node facet type quadrangular shell finite element, based on a
layerwise theory, developed for dynamic modelling of laminated structures with viscoelastic …

This book concerns the development of novel finite elements for the structural analysis of
composite beams and blades. The introduction of material damping is also an important …

Shunted piezoelectric elements have been studied for several years as promising devices
for vibration damping. Different shunting techniques have been developed to deal with the …

The temperature effects on the dynamics of a smart composite beam are experimentally
studied via conventional multi-model and novel global model identification approaches. The …

A finite element-based methodology is introduced for studying composite beams with
piezoelectric transducers connected to energy harvesting circuits. Continuous and lumped …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-1736. vid This paper presents work
conducted in the TAVAC project, regarding the control of vibrations in regional aircraft …

This paper considers the damped small-amplitude free-vibration of composite laminated
strips subject to large in-plane forces and rotations. A theoretical framework is formulated for …