Knowledge of the nonlinear characteristics of a vibration absorber is important if its performance is to be predicted accurately when connected to a host structure. This can be achieved theoretically, but experimental ...

Three methods are used to determine the natural frequency of undamped free vibration of a mass interacting with a Hertzian contact stiffness. The exact value is determined using the first integral of motion. The harmonic ...

Three methods are used to determine the natural frequency of undamped free vibration of a mass interacting with a Hertzian contact stiffness. The exact value is determined using the first integral of motion. The harmonic ...

Measurement uncertainty can affect the accuracy of estimating parameters of vibrating systems. This article is concerned with the development of a method for estimating parameters from the free vibration response of a ...

The study of the dynamic properties of beam structures is extremely important for proper structural design. This present paper deals with the free in-plane vibrations of a system of two orthogonal beam members with an ...

This paper deals with a general variational formulation for the determination of natural frequencies and mode shapes of free vibrations of laminated thin plates of trapezoidal shape with an internal line hinge restrained ...

Exact analytical solutions for the free vibrations of Thin-Walled shallow shells are presented in this work. The shells considered have rectangular planform and two principal constant curvatures. Past treatment of this ...

Single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) mechanical oscillators have been the most common type of generators used to harvest energy from mechanical vibrations. When the excitation is harmonic, optimal performance is achieved when ...

This study is concerned with the vibration analysis of a cantilevered rectangular anisotropic plate when a concentrated mass is rigidly attached to its center point. Based on the classical theory of anisotropic plates, the ...