Shape memory alloy for vibration isolation and damping /

This work investigates the use of shape memory alloys (SMAs) for vibration isolation and damping of mechanical systems. The first part of this work evaluates the nonlinear dynamics of a passive vibration isolation and damping (PVID) device through numerical simulations and experimental correlations....

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Main Author:	Machado, Luciano G, 1975-
Other Authors:	Lagoudas, Dimitris C. (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2008]
Subjects:	Major Aerospace Engineering. constitutive modeling Shape memory alloy nonlinear dynamics chaos
Online Access:	Link to OAK Trust copy