Bolted connections are ubiquitous in mechanical designs and pose a significant challenge
to understanding and predicting the vibration response of assembled structures. The present …

Jointed structures are ubiquitous constituents of engineering systems; however, their
dynamic properties (eg, natural frequencies and damping ratios) are challenging to identify …

The dynamic responses of assembled structures are greatly affected by the mechanical
joints, which are often the cause of nonlinear behavior. To better understand and, in the …

Clearance between bolt and hole in the bolted joint allows the slipping of jointed beams
when subjected to vibratory/shock loading. When this jointed beam slips the distance equal …

In the design of nonlinear complex systems, the output responses of a complex system
subject to demanding loading conditions need to be assessed before the system can be …

Despite the ubiquitousness of jointed structures, the nonlinear interfacial behavior within
bolted joints is still an insufficiently studied and poorly understood environment. For the …

In this paper, we develop two wave-based approaches for predicting the nonlinear periodic
response of jointed elastic bars. First, we present a nonlinear wave-based vibration …

The study of contact is an engineering pursuit that spans multiple disciplines and scales.
Structural dynamics, as well as aspects of nonlinear dynamics and vibrations, is concerned …

Nonlinear localization is an important component of structural nonlinear identification. Its
accuracy is of great significance for damage localization, health monitoring, and …

Hysteretic models are widely used to model frictional interactions in joints to recreate
experimental behavior. However, it is unclear which models are best suited for fitting or …