Rainbow zigzag metamaterial beams as broadband vibration isolators for beam-like structures

A chiral elastic metamaterial beam for broadband vibration suppression

One of the significant engineering applications of the elastic metamaterial (EMM) is for low-frequency vibration attenuation because of its unusual low-frequency bandgap behavior. However, the forbidden gap from many existing EMMs is usually of narrow bandwidth which limits their practical engineering applications. In this paper, a chirallattice-based EMM beamwith multiple embedded local resona...

A Simple Finite Element Procedure for Free Vibration and Buckling Analysis of Cracked Beam-Like Structures

In this study, a novel and very simple finite element procedure is presented for free vibration and buckling analysis of slim beam-like structures damaged by edge cracks. A cracked region of a beam is modeled using a very short element with reduced second moment of area (I). For computing reduced I in a cracked region, the elementary theory of bending of beams and local flexibility approach are...

Coupled tension–torsion vibration of repetitive beam-like structures

Equivalent continuum stiffness properties, derived from the eigenanalysis of a single cell of a planar beam-like repetitive structure, have previously been employed within well-known dynamic theories, such as Euler–Bernoulli and Timoshenko for flexural vibration, suitably modified, to predict natural frequencies of vibration. Here the approach is applied to two structure types that exhibit tens...

A Broadband Bessel Beam Launcher Using Metamaterial Lens

An approach of generating broadband Bessel beams is presented. The broadband Bessel beams are produced by a gradient index (GRIN) metamaterial lens illuminated by broadband waveguide antenna. The metamaterial lens is constructed with multi-layered structure and each layer is composed of GRIN metamaterials. The metamaterials are designed as dielectric plates printed with metallic patterns in the...

Planar metamaterial-based beam-scanning broadband microwave antenna