Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 156-167). Also available in electronic version.

The present study involved two types of analyses as a part of the investigation leading to the design of a shock absorber providing optimal vibration control and minimum transmissibility. Those two types of analyses were the following.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on December 6, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Even though the elastic deformations that occur during the impact of colliding bodies may be small in comparison to their actual dimensions, they play an important role in mechanical collisions. During the time the bodies are in contact, elastic, friction, and inertia properties combine to produce a complex variation of sliding and sticking throughout the contact surface. Detailed analysis of this interaction is quite tedious, but would seem to be necessary for accurately predicting the impulse and velocity changes that occur during contact. However, a considerably-simplified model captures the essential characteristics of the elastic-friction interaction during contact, leading to predictions of impulse and velocity changes that agree well with those of more detailed analyses of a number of different collisions. The model's simplicity enables an examination of parameters that affect a general class of collisions. For planar collisions, the model contains five dimensionless parameters; the effects of four of these on the rebound velocity are examined here. In addition, comparisons are made with a previously-used, somewhat simpler model, which neglects the tangential compliance in the region of contact. / Graduation date: 1993

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Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. School of Packaging, 2006. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Nov. 20, 2008) Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-94). Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1988. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-98).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009. / Title from title screen (site viewed February 25, 2010). PDF text: viii, 102 p. : ill. ; 1 Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3386557. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-100).