..., shape of potential well, and damping ratio on the BVI are discussed compared with the linear vibration isolators (LVIs). The results demonstrate that the intrawell oscillations and snap-through oscillations are determined by the excitation amplitude and duration time of main pulse. MADR and MRDR...

... axial load or the natural frequencies and mode shapes of postbuckling vibrations analytically. In this article, we present our study including analytical modeling and experimental method on bistable clamped–clamped beams, aiming to understand the detailed snap-through process and the ensuing vibration...

.... Editor: Philip Bayly. 10 05 2013 07 02 2014 This work regards the use of cubic springs with intervals of negative stiffness, in other words, “snap-through” elements, in order to convert low-frequency ambient vibrations into high-frequency oscillations, referred to as “twinkling...

... mass absorber. In this spirit, the utility of a bistable attachment for attenuating vibrations, especially in terms of the high-orbit, snap-through dynamic, is investigated using the harmonic balance method and experiments. Analyses demonstrate the fundamental harmonic snap-through dynamic, having...

... and codimension-three or two for the damped case, depending on the form of the damping. negative stiffness snap-through bistable multistable structures twinkling oscillator bifurcation star bifurcation codimension This work is motivated by the idea of using snap-through structures to induce...