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This work aims at estimating and comparing the frequency and loss factor of a mild steel sandwich shaft disc system containing viscoelastic, electro-rheological fluid (ERF), and magneto-rheological fluid (MRF) core materials with mild steel as the facing layers. Because the structure is axisymmetric, a semi-analytical finite element method was implemented to study the frequency and loss factor values of the mild steel sandwich shaft disc system. The effects of an electric field for the ERF material and a magnetic field for the MRF material on the vibration behavior of the mild steel sandwich shaft disc system were studied. A quantitative study identified the combination of mild steel facing with a viscoelastic core shaft disc system that produced the highest frequency and loss factor values. In addition, the effect of an electric field and a magnetic field on ERF and MRF core improves the damping performance of the structure.

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Damping finite element rheological shaft disc structure vibration

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Finite element based investigation on vibrational performance of a sandwich system

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