Robust Optimal Design of a Nonlinear Dynamic Vibration Absorber Combining Sensitivity Analysis

Dynamic vibration absorbers are discrete devices developed in the beginning of the last century used to attenuate the vibrations of different engineering structures. They have been used in several engineering applications, such as ships, power lines, aeronautic structures, civil engineering construc...

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Main Authors: R.A. Borges, A.M.G. de Lima, V. Steffen Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-2010-0544