Modal analysis and dynamic response of a two adjacent single degree of freedom systems linked by spring-dashpot-inerter elements
This paper illustrates the dynamics of a novel structural configuration represented by a two adjacent single-degree-of-freedom (2-ASDOF) systems coupled by a connection with spring-dashpot-inerter elements arranged in parallel. The connection is conservative if the link is realized only with spring and/or inerter, whereas becomes nonconservative when also the dashpot is added. The first part of the study concerns the system modal analysis: different linking schemes are considered in order to investigate the influence of each connection parameter on the coupled system modal properties.