The scope of this article is limited to elastomeric mounts or bushings where the material is considered to be linear elastic with frequency dependent structural damping. Only the axial direction of a cylindrical component (as displayed in Fig. 1) is examined. The specific objectives of this article are as follows: 1. Design two illustrative cylindrical mounts that are scaled to have identical axial static stiffness of the same material and compare the dynamic behavior, 2. Develop a lumped parameter model that captures the
for the opportunity and guidance while working on this project. My fellow students of the Acoustics and Dynamics Laboratory were consistently willing to give useful feedback and advice. The undergraduate machine shop was more than helpful as I created laboratory experimental fixtures. Lastly, I would like to thank Professor Harper for being a member of my thesis defense committee. v Vita
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