Research Article

Damping Analyses of Structural Vibrations and Shunted Piezoelectric Transducers

Table 1

Characteristics of the experimental structure.

Plate material Steel
Plate dimensions (free) 1 8 0 × 9 0 × 2  mm3
Piezoelectric material P189
Number of piezo elements 12 (on each face)
Piezo elements position 10 mm from the clamping end
Piezo elements dimensions 1 0 × 3 0 × 0 . 3  mm3
Open-circuit resonance frequency 56.48 Hz
Inversion coefficient 𝛾 0.6