Books by Keyword: Damping

Description: This book contains the abstracts presented at the 20th International Conference on Internal Friction and Mechanical Spectroscopy (ICIFMS20) held in Lausanne 7-10 July 2025. This conference is the 20th of a series that started in 1956 in Providence (USA) until the last one in Rome in 2021. It is an open window on the progress of Science in understanding the elastic, viscoelastic and viscoelastic behaviour of materials. Topics cover a wide domain of modern physics: crystal defect dynamics, magneto mechanical damping, glass transition, and very low damping materials needed for gravitational wave detection and quantum opto-mechanical devices.

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This collection of papers and keynote lectures presented at the 9th International Conference on the Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (Stessa2018, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 14-17, 2018) is a comprehensive overview of the recent state-of-the-art developments in the field of seismic resistant steel structures. The book is a valuable source for all stakeholders involving scientists, professionals, companies, and authorities dealing with the reduction of the seismic risk in earthquake prone countries.

Description: This special volume brings together the latest advances in, and applications of, vibration, structural engineering and measurement.
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It comprises 534 papers selected from the over 800 submitted by universities and industrial concerns all over the world. They specifically cover the topics of vibration engineering, structural engineering, building materials and measurement.

Description: The peer-reviewed papers in this special issue of Solid State Phenomena were selected from the 16th International Conference on Internal Friction and Mechanical Spectroscopy, ICIFMS-16, held on July 3 – 8, 2011, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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The proceedings aimed at attracting newcomers to this field of research in order to appreciate the potential of anelastic methodologies in the investigation of advanced materials and new phenomena. Scientists who are already involved in the field will also find here ideas and inspiration for new experiments and theories.

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Attention is focused here on the materials group known as “smart” e.g. Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) and piezoelectrics. The Department of Process Control at the University of Science and Technology carries out leading research in the general area of control engineering. Within this field, scientists from the department also work on the implementation of control theory in materials processing; especially with regard to influencing material properties and optimizing manufacturing processes. Instead of exploiting the principles of control theory for materials use, some researchers use materials-related phenomena for control purposes. The present work offers an informative introduction to this interesting field.

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The aim of this collection was to provide an opportunity for the sharing of information and to facilitate cooperation in mechatronics and new materials research, and to disseminate new research results in this multi-disciplinary field.

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This very interesting volume is divided into 24 sections; each of which covers, in detail, one aspect of the subject-matter: I. Industrial robots; II. Microrobotics; III. Mobile robots; IV. Teleoperation, telerobotics, teleoperated semi-autonomous systems; V. Sensors and actuators in mechatronics; VI. Control of mechatronic systems; VII. Analysis of vibration and deformation; VIII. Optimization, optimal design; IX. Integrated diagnostics; X. Failure analysis; XI. Tribology in mechatronic systems; XII. Analysis of signals; XIII. Measurement techniques; XIV. Multifunctional and smart materials; XV. Metallic alloys; XVI. Biomaterials, XVII. Functional composites; XVIII. Adaptive materials; XIX. Piezoelectric materials; XXI. Ceramics and glasses; XXII. New trends in mechatronic and materials science education; XXIV. Teaching materials and laboratory facilities.

Description: This special-topic collection is intended to showcase the very latest knowhow concerning the design, fabrication and reliability of layered ceramics, ceramic coatings and functionally graded ceramics. It presents an overview of the fundamentals involved in this area, as well as an insight into the critical issues and future perspectives touching these materials.

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An essential requirement for achieving the correct functionality and operation of engineering systems and structures is to understand the fundamental issues which underpin stress distributions and dynamic behaviour. Design software is increasingly being developed in order to integrate a number of analysis tools. The key to the success of this development is the generation of modelling and analysis techniques, together with experimental validation over likely parameter ranges.

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This book comprises the proceedings of the Second International School on Mechanical Spectroscopy; presented here as invited lectures (Part I) and contributed papers (Part II). After having originated merely as a technique for the study of internal friction, mechanical spectroscopy has developed strongly, during the past decade, into a tool which is now indispensable for making advances in the creation of new materials. This book will therefore provide an excellent reference source for every researcher working in the field.