Scientific Reports (Nov 2024)

New effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sink

  • Rafath Abdul Nasar,
  • Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77932-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 20

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Abstract The study presents a new configuration of nonlinear energy sinks (NESs) which is adaptable to function as either stable or bistable NES. The proposed NES is based on the spring-loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP) in which a torsional stiffness element couples the SLIP to the linear oscillator (LO). The bistable configuration provides a critically stable position when the SLIP is vertically aligned with respect to the LO motion. At this critical stability position, the SLIP NES incorporates pre-stored potential energy which generates the bistability characteristics resembling that of a stiffness-based bistable NES. The equations of motion of the coupled LO with the SLIP NES are derived based on the Euler–Lagrange method in non-dimensional form. The parameters of the considered SLIP NESs are optimized to achieve an optimum energy absorption from the LO. The proposed B-SLIP NES is also applied to suppress seismic ground motion and forced torsional vibrations. The obtained numerical simulation and analytical response results verify the robustness of the B-SLIP NES in vibration suppression performance compared with the tuned mass damper and the cubic stiffness NES.

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