When a contaminant diffuses on the surface of a nanomechanical resonator, the motions of the two become correlated. Despite being a high-order effect in the resonator-particle coupling, such correlations affect the system dynamics by inducing dissipation of the resonator energy. Here, we consider this diffusion-induced dissipation in the cases of multiple particles adsorbed on carbon nanotube a...

The course on Mechanical Vibration is an important part of the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate curriculum. It is necessary for the development and the performance of many modern engineering products: automobiles, jet engines, rockets, bridges, electric motors, electric generators, and so on. Whenever a mechanical system contains storage elements for kinetic and potential energies, there wi...

This work examines the quality factors (Q factors) of resonance associated with the axial and transverse vibrations of single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) resonators through the use of molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Specifically, the work investigates the effect of device length, diameter, and chirality, as well as temperature, on the resonant frequency and quality factor of these devices,...

This paper explores the vibration damping properties of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) containing thin plastically deformable metallic layers embedded in an elastic ceramic matrix. We develop an elastic–plastic dynamical model to study how work hardening, yield strain, and elastic modulus of the metal affect the macroscopic damping behavior of the coating. Finite element (FE) simulations valid...

The current manuscripts deals with the design of passive mechanical filters for vibration attenuation a low frequencies. Traditionally, this has been addressed employing dissipation as the attenuation mechanism. While such strategy provides broadfrequency effectiveness, attenuation at any given frequency is modest. Mass and stiffness-modulated periodic systems, on the other hand, exploit disper...

Vibration absorbers are employed for both structural safety and comfort reasons. This paper explores a novel absorber which uses the sloshing of granular particles to dissipate energy in a rolling container. Some of the parameters which affect energy dissipation have been experimentally studied. Detailed description of one experiment is given. Further work involves numerical exploration.

This paper investigates a seismic retrofit technique that allows bridge steel truss piers to uplift and rock on their foundation. Displacement-based passive energy dissipation devices buckling-restrained braces, or BRBs are implemented at the uplifting location to control the rocking response while providing additional energy dissipation. The hysteretic behavior of the controlled rocking system...

For application of porous and granular materials to vibro-acoustic controls, a finite dynamic strength of the solid component (frame) is an important design factor. The primary goal of this study was to investigate structural vibration damping through this frame wave propagation for various poroelastic materials. A measurement method to investigate the vibration characteristics of the frame was...

Structural vibration testing is a measurement technique that is used in engineering to examine the condition of structures, such as bridges and airplanes. The basic idea behind structural vibration testing is that damage will alter the stiffness, mass or energy dissipation properties of a system, which in turn will change the dynamic response of the system when it is excited with a forcing func...