Dynamics of Structures, Frames, and Plates with Viscoelastic Dampers or Layers: A Literature Review

The paper is devoted to a review of recent achievements in the field of dynamic analysis of structures and structural elements, such as beams and plates, with embedded viscoelastic (VE) dampers and/or layers. The general characteristics of VE materials, their rheological models, and methods of parameters identification are discussed. New formulations of dynamic problems for systems with VE elements are also reviewed. The methods of determination of dynamic characteristics, together with the methods of analysis of steady-state and transient vibrations of such systems, are also discussed. Both linear and geometrically non-linear vibrations are considered. The paper ends with a review of the methods of sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, and the methods of optimization, for structures with VE elements.

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