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 ...

Recent work in rail vibration has investigated methods for estimating track support stiffness from trackside vibration. This vibration, induced by the passage of a train, is mainly due to the load applied by the wheels, ...

The electro-mechanical impedance technique has been extensively studied in recent decades as a non-destructive method for detecting structural damage in structural health monitoring applications using low-cost piezoelectric ...

Introduction The role of proprioceptive integration impairments as the potential mechanism underlying Freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's disease (PD) is still an open debate. The effects of muscle vibration (a well-known ...

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 ...

Background and Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the acute effects of whole body vibration on the cutaneous temperature of the plantar surface of the feet in healthy penguins and in penguins with bumblefoots ...

The paper concerns the introduction of cubic nonlinearity into a vibration absorber to improve its effectiveness. The nonlinear stiffness is offered by a thin clamped circular plate which undergoes large flexural deflection. ...

This paper investigates the harmonic response of vibrating rods with an array of nonlinear springs. The proposed analysis is multi-mode in the sense that the response functions are plotted over wide frequency bands where ...