The number and nature of hysteretic responses typically exhibited by mechanical systems
and materials are so huge that their modeling and identification are usually carried out on an …

Unbonded fiber reinforced elastomeric isolators (UFREIs) can be used for the seismic
protection of structures as a lower-cost alternative to conventional laminated rubber …

The accuracy of procedures for the analysis and design of hysteretic mechanical systems, in
which both generalized rate-dependent and rate-independent hysteretic forces have a non …

We extend a recently developed class of uniaxial symmetric rate-independent models to
simulate complex asymmetric mechanical hysteresis phenomena. The main features of the …

The paper is devoted to a review of recent achievements in the field of dynamic analysis of
structures and structural elements, such as beams and plates, with embedded viscoelastic …

High-bandwidth nano-positioning stages (NPSs) have boosted the advancement of modern
ultra-precise, ultra-fast measurement and manufacturing technologies owing to their fast …

This paper investigates the rocking behavior of rigid bodies seismically protected by means
of lead rubber bearings and high dam** rubber bearings, which are the most popular …

This paper presents a novel family of multiple springs models capable of reproducing the
nonlinear response typical of mechanical systems and materials having a biaxial kinematic …

The cyclic behavior and dissipative properties of pantographic fabrics are analytically and
experimentally investigated in this paper. To these purposes, a two-dimensional second …

The complex response characterizing elastomeric isolation bearings is reproduced by
employing a novel uniaxial hysteretic model that has been recently formulated and …