Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 78, Issue -, Pages 144-152Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.03.081
Keywords
Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); Internal friction/damping; Analytical modelling; Mechanical testing
Funding
- European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme, the GRESIMO Marie Curie Initial Training Network [GA 290050]
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The present review aims at gathering the available literature on damping in composite materials. A chronological review of test methods for damping estimation is presented in order to describe the timeline of the theoretical knowledge development in this field. In the last years many new material configurations have emerged that deserve investigation, such as nano-composites, hybrid laminates and sandwich materials. Damping models specifically meant for non-homogeneous materials are reported to provide a background for understanding this problem. Although not widely exploited yet, fibre reinforced polymers has the potential to be tailored for damping by acting on constituents, geometry and boundary conditions. Nano-composites, for instance, are shown to possess a high potential for damping purposes. New hybrid and sandwich-type structures are emerging as noise and vibration control solutions in lightweight applications. The effort devoted to mathematical and numerical model in view of Finite Element integration of damping properties is also addressed. Finally, the conclusions summarise the ideas of the authors on needed steps to advance the state-of-the-art in each of the described topic. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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