Mechanical joints can have a significant effect upon structural response, causing localized nonlinear stiffness and damping changes. As many structures are assemblies, in [...]

In a careful investigation of the effects of bridge surface roughness on the dynamical response of bridge-vehicle systems, three important aspects should be addressed. Fi [...]

A new kind of seismic isolation system incorporating energy localization and a nonlinear restoring mechanism in one unit has been described in recent papers. Parametric s [...]

The phenomenon of energy pumping, in which vibratory energy is transferred irreversibly within a nonlinear, multi-degree-of-freedom system with the goal of reducing the t [...]

As part of a study of energy pumping in nonlinear multi-degree-of-freedom systems, a 2-DOF test rig comprising a linear, SDOF primary system weakly coupled to a nonlinear [...]