Application of broadband nonlinear targeted energy transfers for seismic mitigation of a shear frame: Experimental results

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 313, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 57-76

  Nucera, F ^a   Lo Iacono, F ^a   McFarland, D M ^b   Bergman, L A ^b   Vakakis, A F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; ENERGY TRANSFER; NONLINEAR DISTORTION; ROBUST CONTROL; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS MATRIX; VIBRATION CONTROL;

NONLINEAR ENERGY SINKS (NES); RESPONSE LEVELS; SHEAR-FRAME STRUCTURE; TARGETED ENERGY TRANSFERS (TET);

SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 41049089825     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2007.11.018     Document Type: Article

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