The interpretation of experimental data from nonlinear structures is challenging, primarily because of dependency on types and levels of excitation, and coupling issues with test equipment. In this paper, the use of the ...

A novel design of a two-stage nonlinear vibration isolation system, with each stage having a high-static-low-dynamic stiffness (HSLDS), is studied experimentally in this paper. The positive stiffness in each stage is ...

Although nonlinearity in dynamical systems have been of concern for many years due to its unpredictable effects, researchers and engineers have recently begun to incorporate it into mechanical and mechatronic devices to ...

In this paper, new integration methods for stiff ordinary differential equations (ODEs) are developed. Following the idea of quantization--based integration (QBI), i.e., replacing the time discretization by state quantization, ...

Linear single-stage vibration isolation systems have a limitation on their performance, which can be overcome passively by using linear two-stage isolations systems. It has been demonstrated by several researchers that ...

The surface dilational modulus (or compressibility modulus) has been previously studied for monolayers composed of pure materials, where a jump in this modulus was related with the onset of percolation as a result of the ...

A translational Lanchester damper is a device that adds damping to a structure at a point using a series combination of a viscous damper and a mass. The problem in the practical realisation of such a device is that a ...

This paper introduces two new numerical methods for integration of stiff ordinary differential equations. Following the idea of quantization based integration, i.e., replacing the time discretization by state quantization, ...

In some applications, such as ground vibration testing in the aerospace industry, it is of interest to observe the modal behaviour of a slender structure while it is statically loaded. One way of statically loading such a ...