1. An innovative wide and low-frequency bandgap metastructure for vibration isolation.
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Annessi, A., Zega, V., Chiariotti, P., Martarelli, M., and Castellini, P.
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VIBRATION isolation , *METAMATERIALS , *ELASTIC waves , *CONSTRUCTION materials , *UNIT cell , *ACOUSTIC wave propagation - Abstract
Engineering the architecture of materials is a new and very promising approach to obtain vibration isolation properties. The biggest challenge for lattice structures exhibiting vibration isolation properties is the trade-off between compactness and wide and low-frequency bandgaps, i.e., frequency ranges where the propagation of elastic or acoustic waves is prohibited. Here, we, both numerically and experimentally, propose and demonstrate a new design concept for compact metamaterials exhibiting extraordinary properties in terms of wide and low frequency bandgap and structural characteristics. With its 4 cm side length unit cell, its bandgap opening frequency of 1478 Hz, its band-stop filter behavior in the range 1.48–15.24 kHz, and its structural characteristics, the proposed 1 × 1 × 3 metastructure represents great progress in the field of vibration isolation and a very promising solution for hand-held vibration probes applications that were unattainable so far through conventional materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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