Transverse coupled resonances for ultrathin lightweight acoustic metamaterials

IF 5.7 1区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Thin-Walled Structures Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI:10.1016/j.tws.2025.113219

G. Sal-Anglada , D. Yago , J. Cante , J. Oliver , T. Pàmies , D. Roca

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Abstract

Innovations in acoustic metamaterials increasingly focus on optimizing sound insulation capabilities while addressing manufacturing and integration challenges. Previous studies have explored coupled resonance mechanisms in multilayered structures, where resonators are aligned along the direction of wave propagation. While these approaches provide enhanced sound transmission loss (STL) over broadband frequency ranges, they often require increased panel thickness to achieve the desired insulation. This study introduces a novel approach based on transverse coupled resonances, where the resonators are arranged in the same plane, i.e., perpendicular to wave propagation, by exploiting bending effects in the metamaterial design. By implementing these mechanisms in a single layer, the resulting panel’s thickness and weight are significantly reduced, simplifying the manufacturing process. The proposed transverse coupled-resonances acoustic metamaterial (TCAM) is validated numerically and experimentally using impedance tube measurements, with prototypes achieving 60 dB of attenuation over a broad frequency range around 1000 Hz. Further parametric studies show the potential for enhanced sound attenuation at even lower frequencies with thinner and lighter designs, paving the way for customizable soundproofing solutions tailored to specific application requirements.

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Thin-Walled Structures 工程技术-工程：土木

CiteScore

9.60

自引率

20.30%

发文量

801

审稿时长

66 days

期刊介绍： Thin-walled structures comprises an important and growing proportion of engineering construction with areas of application becoming increasingly diverse, ranging from aircraft, bridges, ships and oil rigs to storage vessels, industrial buildings and warehouses. Many factors, including cost and weight economy, new materials and processes and the growth of powerful methods of analysis have contributed to this growth, and led to the need for a journal which concentrates specifically on structures in which problems arise due to the thinness of the walls. This field includes cold– formed sections, plate and shell structures, reinforced plastics structures and aluminium structures, and is of importance in many branches of engineering. The primary criterion for consideration of papers in Thin–Walled Structures is that they must be concerned with thin–walled structures or the basic problems inherent in thin–walled structures. Provided this criterion is satisfied no restriction is placed on the type of construction, material or field of application. Papers on theory, experiment, design, etc., are published and it is expected that many papers will contain aspects of all three.