Development of materials for friction based vibration control. Gines, R, Bergamini, A, Christen, R, Motavalli, M, & Ermanni, P nov 2009.
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Slender and light weight structures (like the bridge in Fig. 1) are more likely to be prone to vibration. Due to safety and durability concerns damping is necessary. In this work friction damping has been chosen. The advantage of friction damping is that it is acting on the whole structure.

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