... processes Laplace transforms Green's function methods stress-strain relations viscoelasticity Accurate modeling of structural and flexible multibody systems requires accurate modeling of internal damping. As Bagley and Torvik 1 point out, previous mathematical models to describe the mechanical...

...; Revised April 2002. Associate Editor: J. Wickert. 01 September 2001 01 April 2002 20 09 2002 vibrations oscillations Green's function methods The problem of loads or subsystems travelling along a distributed structure is commonly encountered in a wide range...

...) Contributed by the Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound for publication in the JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND ACOUSTICS . Manuscript received Jan. 1999. Associate Technical Editor: B. Yang. 01 Jan 1999 distributed parameter systems oscillators series (mathematics) Green's function methods...