Form factors for vibration control of beams using resistively shunted piezoceramics

Abstract

The present work is motivated by a desire to investigate the effect of thickness and length ratios of the resistively shunted piezoceramic-host beam system on its ability to induce damping. Are there any optimal length and thickness ratios for which the additive damping due to piezoceramic resistive shunting is a maximum? Are these thickness and length ratios influenced by the boundary condition