Journal of System Design and Dynamics
Online ISSN : 1881-3046
ISSN-L : 1881-3046
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Reducing Floor Impact Vibration and Sound Using a Momentum Exchange Impact Damper
Lovely SONMakoto KAWACHIHiroshi MATSUHISAHideo UTSUNO
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2007 Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 14-26

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This paper deals with reducing floor impact vibration and sound by using a momentum exchange impact damper. The impact damper consists of a spring and a mass that is contact with the floor. When a falling object collides with the floor, the floor interacts with the damper mass, and the momentum of the falling object is transferred to the damper. In this works a computational model is formulated to simulate dynamic floor vibration induced by impact. The floor vibration is simulated for various sized damper masses. A proof-of-concept experimental apparatus was fabricated to represent a floor with an impact damper. This example system consists of an acrylic plate, a ball for falling object, and an impact damper. A comparison between simulated and experimental results were in good agreement in suggesting that the proposed impact damper is effective at reducing floor impact vibration and sound by 25% and 63%, respectively.

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