New Analytical Model for Composite Materials Containing Local Resonance Units
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 137, Issue 1
Abstract
In this research, a new approach has been developed to calculate the effective mass density for a composite containing local resonance units consisting of a hard sphere core, a soft shell layer surrounding, and a stiff host medium. The composite has been developed as low-frequency sound shielding material. Different from the model in the original paper based on wave propagation theory, the new approach is based on vibration theory. The natural frequency of local resonance unit is calculated, and then the composite behavior under harmonic load is investigated. It is shown that the effective mass density of the composite can turn to negative and infinitely close to the local resonance. In order to examine the influence of important parameters on the resonant frequency and effective mass density, a parametric study has been carried out. It is found that a thicker soft layer with smaller modules can lead to lower resonant frequency. The predictions of wave spectral gap from the new approach and from the model in the literature are almost identical.
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Acknowledgments
The support from China Ministry of Science and Technology under Grant No. UNSPECIFIED2009 CB 623200 is greatly acknowledged.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 137 • Issue 1 • January 2011
Pages: 1 - 7
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© 2011 ASCE.
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Received: Jun 11, 2008
Accepted: May 20, 2010
Published online: Jun 15, 2010
Published in print: Jan 2011
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