Thickness Optimization Study of Constrained Damping Plate

Based on Kirchhoff hypothesis, the vibration equations of constrained damping plate are established and the equations are solved. Influence of the thicknesses of constrained layer and viscoelastic layer on structural vibration character are analyzed, the curves of natural frequency and loss factor with different thicknesses of viscoelastic layer and constrained layer are obtained. The figures indicated that it is not the more thickness of the viscoelastic layer and constrained layer the higher of the loss factor. Both of the thicknesses have optimum values, which are interact. The relationship between of loss factor and added mass is investigated. The results show that various thickness plans can obtain the same loss factor but very different added mass. So it is very necessary to optimize the thickness of viscoelastic layer and constrained layer to obtain the best damping effect.