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Published on: December 27, 2012
A Finite/Spectral Element Hybrid Method for Modeling and Band-Gap Characterization of Metamaterial Sandwich Plates
Linzhongyang E1,2, Zhijing Wu1, Fengming Li1
1College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
Abstract:
In this study, elastic metamaterial sandwich plates with axially deformed Timoshenko beam cores, considering both the out-of-plane and in-plane deformations of the face plates, are designed and the vibration band-gap properties are explored. The beam cores act as local resonators that can bear axial force, bending moment and shearing force. The finite element method (FEM) and the spectral element method (SEM) are combined to create the finite/spectral element hybrid method (FE-SEHM) for establishing the dynamic model and calculating the frequency response functions (FRFs) of the elastic metamaterial sandwich plate with axially deformed beam cores. It is observed that the metamaterial sandwich plate possesses both the axial and transverse vibration band-gaps of the beams, and the two kinds of band-gaps are independent. Compared with the metamaterial sandwich plates with rod cores, those with axially deformed beam cores have more extensive application ranges for vibration reduction.
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