A distributed computing network was created using the software called Condor and a large number of networked desktop computers. This computational tool was used to optimise the design and location of passive vibration and acoustic absorbers attached to the payload fairing of a rocket launch vehicle. This paper describes a mathematical model to calculate the coupled vibro-acoustic response of a ...

Local vibration absorbers, such as tuned vibration absorbers or local active control systems, can be used to reduce the response of structural components. The optimisation of the position, the number and the properties of these absorbers, is however a problem of many unknowns. This paper studies the use of an efficient simulation technique, namely the wave based method (WBM), in order to obtain...

This paper studies the potential of a periodic grid of vibration absorbers to achieve global plate vibration reduction. The global plate vibration reduction is pursued by applying the principles of resonance based stop bands. This principle is investigated both by infinite structure theory and by an example of a finite plate with a periodic grid of tuned resonators. Specific attention is paid t...

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.

Abstract This paper considers the response reduction of structures connected with shared vibration absorbers. The two single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) next to each other are minimized by a mass damper as an absorber. optimum values damper’s properties obtained using metaheuristic algorithms. objective function is taken H2 norm regulated outputs, where outputs displacements both structures. To si...