Vibration and damping analysis of a sandwich beam containing a viscoelastic constraining layer

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 1621-1643

  Hao, Min ^a   Rao, Mohan D ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Damping; Sandwich materials; Vibration; Viscoelastic constraining layer

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEET METAL; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

RESONANT STRUCTURES; SANDWICH MATERIALS; VIBRATION; VISCOELASTIC CONTRAINING LAYER;

VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 25444516514     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305051124     Document Type: Article

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