Vibration occurs in any structure that moves or has moving parts. The effects of vibration range from minor annoyance, such as noise in an automobile, to significant damage to the structure or its ...

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a novel bio-inspired nonlinear anti-vibration system that can significantly reduce vibration in ...

A project is testing whether high-tech objects that look a bit like artificial trees can generate renewable power when they are shaken by the wind -- or by the sway of a tall building, traffic on a ...

Vibrations in real structures are rarely linear or even sinusoidal. This is the module where you will become confident in handling the maths and physics that govern random and nonlinear structural ...

Traditional isolators are built with metal springs or rubber blocks. They have low internal damping and generally are only effective at frequencies near 10 Hz. They also offer little to no isolation ...

Traditional isolators are fabricated using metal springs or rubber blocks. They have low internal damping and only tend to be effective at frequencies in the region of 10 Hz. They also fail to isolate ...