This paper presents a comprehensive review of recent advancements in modelling
approaches, design strategies, and testing techniques applied to friction damping in …

The concept of nonlinear modes has been proved useful to interpret a wide class of
nonlinear phenomena in mechanical systems such as energy dependent vibrations and …

A new reduced order modeling technique for nonlinear dynamics of mistuned bladed disks
with friction interfaces is presented. Although various models have been developed to …

Component model synthesis (CMS) has been widely used for model order reduction in
dynamic analysis of jointed structures with localized non-linearities. The main drawback of …

Modularization of complex structures allows for faster, higher quality, and more cost-effective
design. However, sharing information about the geometry and materials of the modules …

Virtual prototyping in engineering design rely on modern numerical models of contacting
structures with accurate resolution of interface mechanics, which strongly affect the system …

Joints are commonly used in many large-scale engineering systems to ease assembly, and
ensure structural integrity and effective load transmission. Most joints are designed around …

Adhesive bonding plays an increasingly important role in mechanical systems to connect
different components and multi-material assemblies, and usually exhibits viscoelasticity. To …

In the process of model modification of large and complex structures, substructure synthesis
method and modal reduction method have been widely used, but there are still some …

A non-iterative partitioned computational method with the energy conservation property is
proposed in this study for calculating a large class of time-variant dynamic systems …