250 citations · 905 across the 21 of their papers we have counts for
7 papers · 1 filter
Effect of prestress on phononic band gaps induced by inertial amplification
M. Miniaci, M. Mazzotti, A. Amendola +1
We report about the effect of an applied external mechanical load on a periodic structure exhibiting band gaps induced by inertial amplification mechanism. If compared to the cases…
Free and forced vibrations of damped locally-resonant sandwich beams
Andrea Francesco Russillo, Giuseppe Failla, Fernando Fraternali
This paper addresses the dynamics of locally-resonant sandwich beams, where multi-degree-of-freedom viscously-damped resonators are periodically distributed within the core matrix.…
Mechanical modeling of innovative metamaterials alternating pentamode lattices and confinement plates
F. Fraternali, A. Amendola
This study examines the mechanical behavior of a novel class of mechanical metamaterials alternating pentamode lattices and stiffening plates. The unit cell of such lattices consis…
Bending dominated response of layered mechanical metamaterials alternating pentamode lattices and confinement plates
A. Amendola, G. Carpentieri, L. Feo +1
A numerical study on the elastic response of single- and multi-layer systems formed by alternating pentamode lattices and stiffening plates is presented. Finite element simulations…
Mechanical modeling of superelastic tensegrity braces for earthquake-proof structures
Fernando Fraternali, Filipe Santos
This paper presents a novel application of tensegrity systems as lightweight and noninvasive braces for seismically resistant structures. The analyzed braces consist of D-bar syste…
Accordion-like metamaterials with tunable ultra-wide low-frequency band gaps
Anastasiia O. Krushynska, Ada Amendola, Federico Bosia +3
We study lightweight, elastic metamaterials consisting of tensegrity-inspired prisms, which present wide, low-frequency band gaps. For their realization, we alternate tensegrity el…