Designs, analysis, and applications of nonlinear energy sinks

H Ding, LQ Chen - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Nonlinear energy sink (NES) is an appropriately designed nonlinear oscillator without
positive linear stiffness. NES can suppress vibrations over a wide frequency range due to its …

A review on nonlinear energy sinks: designs, analysis and applications of impact and rotary types

AS Saeed, R Abdul Nasar, MA AL-Shudeifat - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
Dynamical and structural systems are susceptible to sudden excitations and loadings such
as wind gusts, blasts, earthquakes, and others which may cause destructive vibration …

Nonlinear dissipative devices in structural vibration control: A review

Z Lu, Z Wang, Y Zhou, X Lu - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2018 - Elsevier
Structural vibration is a common phenomenon existing in various engineering fields such as
machinery, aerospace, and civil engineering. It should be noted that the effective …

A track nonlinear energy sink with restricted motion for rotor systems

J Dou, H Yao, H Li, J Li, R Jia - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aiming at the problem of vibration suppression performance of the traditional track nonlinear
energy sink (TNES) is hindered by the energy threshold limitation, a track nonlinear energy …

Bistable enhanced passive absorber based on integration of nonlinear energy sink with acoustic black hole beam

T Wang, Y Tang, T Yang, ZS Ma, Q Ding - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2023 - Elsevier
The nonlinear energy sink (NES) has a broader frequency bandwidth than the linear tuned-
mass-damper (TMD), making it more robust. However, the NES is only efficient in a narrow …

Two-modal resonance control with an encapsulated nonlinear energy sink

XF Geng, H Ding - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2022 - Elsevier
Nonlinear energy sink (NES) has received extensive attention as a broadband vibration
control strategy. Generally, the vibration of the NES vibrator is unconstrained. Moreover, the …

Experimental and numerical studies of a novel track bistable nonlinear energy sink with improved energy robustness for structural response mitigation

J Wang, C Zhang, H Li, Z Liu - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel track bistable nonlinear energy sink (track BNES) to solve the
energy-dependence issue in conventional NESs, which utilizes the track configuration to …

An inertial nonlinear energy sink

Z Zhang, ZQ Lu, H Ding, LQ Chen - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2019 - Elsevier
The demand for large mass limits the engineering application of traditional nonlinear energy
sinks. In this paper, a novel type of nonlinear energy sink is proposed to overcome this …

Design criteria of bistable nonlinear energy sink in steady-state dynamics of beams and plates

H Li, A Li, X Kong - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
A bistable nonlinear energy sink (BNES) conceived for the passive vibration control of beam
and plate structures under harmonic excitation is investigated. By applying an Incremental …

Vibration control combining nonlinear isolation and nonlinear absorption

Z Zhang, YW Zhang, H Ding - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Quasi-zero stiffness system has been widely used to isolate structural vibrations. However,
its small dynamic stiffness may result in drastic low-frequency vibration. This is a curse of …