Alternating layered design of rubber composites: Synergistic roles of damping loss factor and modulus in structural vibration control

Liang Xu, Jie Zhang, Jiang Li, Shaoyun Guo, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials , Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Engineering Research Center of Eco-friendly Polymeric Materials, Ministry of Education

Journal of Vibration and Control

Published online on March 26, 2026

Abstract

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Layered design is a well-established strategy for enhancing the damping performance of materials. However, most existing studies have primarily focused on increasing the loss factor through layered architectures, while overlooking the concomitant changes ...