Narrow-band filter design of phononic crystals with periodic point defects via topology optimization

X Zhang, Y Li, Y Wang, Z Jia, Y Luo - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Designing multichannel narrow passband filters working at specified frequencies is very
challenging because a narrow defect band with non-zero group velocity must be achieved …

Harnessing post-buckling deformation to tune sound absorption in soft Helmholtz absorbers

N Gao, S Qu, J Li, J Wang, W Chen - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Helmholtz resonator (HR) has always been an important part of artificial sound-absorbing
materials, most of which however cannot be tuned in real time and hence have a limited …

Pneumatic soft phononic crystals with tunable band gap

X Liu, N Chen, J Jiao, J Liu - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Tuning the band gap by mechanically generating deformation of soft phononic crystals
provides an effective means to manipulate the propagation of acoustic waves. In this paper …

[HTML][HTML] Electro-mechanical vibration control of functionally graded marine risers by a piezoelectric meta-structure design

F Liang, ZQ Chen - Applied Ocean Research, 2025 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel electro-mechanical meta-riser structure is designed aiming to suppress
its vibration and wave propagation. The riser is made of porous functionally graded material …

[HTML][HTML] Tunable buckling configurations via in-plane periodicity in soft 3D-fiber composites: Simulations and experiments

N Arora, J Li, S Rudykh - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
We study the buckling of soft 3D-fiber composites (FCs) with varying in-plane microstructure
periodicity. Through our experiments and simulations, we find that the out-of-plane buckling …

[HTML][HTML] Finite elastic metasurface attachment for flexural vibration amplification

HJ Lee, W Choi, IJ Jung, WH Cho, HM Seung… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we propose a compact elastic metasurface structure that confines and amplifies
flexural vibration energy over an internal local area. The proposed structure utilizes the well …

Higher-order elastic topological insulators with reconfigurable route and tunable corner states

G Zhang, W Yan, Y Gao - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, topological insulators (TIs) have been introduced in classical wave systems
as a new type of quantum material, opening up new ways and approaches for manipulating …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing nonlocal effects for wave localization and multi-frequency rainbow trap** in periodic structures

J Wang, N Gao, W Chen - APL Materials, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
This study introduces the concept of nonlocal effect into a monoatomic mass–spring periodic
structure, leading to unique characteristics of dispersion curves. Through the incorporation …

[HTML][HTML] Phase change enabled high bandgap tunability in graphene-reinforced phononic crystals

L Guo, S Zhao, J Yang, S Kitipornchai - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highly tunable bandgaps of phononic crystals are of great significance in practical
engineering applications. Solid-liquid transitions and graphene reinforcement are two …

A new circular-maze-shaped phononic crystal with multiband and broadband vibration filtration feature: design and experiment

E Panahi, A Hosseinkhani, D Younesian… - Acta Mechanica, 2022 - Springer
Here, the elastic wave dispersion characteristics of a new circular-maze-shaped (CMS)
phononic crystal are numerically and experimentally investigated. A parametric study is …