Viscoelastic materials characterisation using the seismic response

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2054-2062

  Cortes F ^a   Elejabarrieta, M J ^a  

^a MONDRAGON UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Seismic excitation; Unconstrained layer damping; Vibration reduction; Viscoelastic materials characterisation; Viscoelastic treatments

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CURVE FITTING; DAMPING; ELASTIC MODULI; SEISMIC RESPONSE; VIBRATION CONTROL; VISCOELASTICITY;

LOSS FACTOR; SEISMIC EXCITATION; VIBRATION REDUCTION;

CANTILEVER BEAMS;

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CHARACTERIZATION; CURVE FITTING; DAMPING; ELASTIC MODULI; SEISMIC RESPONSE; VIBRATION CONTROL; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 34249339074     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.05.032     Document Type: Article

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