RT Journal Article T1 New light and highly-damped bonded structures for noise and vibration reduction A1 Zatarain, M. A1 Villasante, C. A1 Sedano, A. A1 Bueno, R. AB The current trend with machine tool structures is the reduction of weight of their moving parts. The present paper looks at a method for achieving this, namely that of bonding rigid materials, whether or not of metal. Special emphasis is laid on achieving structures with a high damping ratio. The method makes it possible to combine materials and thicknesses, and produce closed, ribbed sections. To assess the behaviour of these structures it was necessary to develop a tool that adds to the features of a finite-element system. With this tool it is possible to assess not only rigidity and mass, but also damping. Various glues were tested, so that those providing optimum rigidity and damping may be used. The prototypes demonstrate the validity of the technology of bonding and of the method of verification. SN 0007-8506 YR 2004 FD 2004 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3613 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3613 LA eng NO Zatarain , M , Villasante , C , Sedano , A & Bueno , R 2004 , ' New light and highly-damped bonded structures for noise and vibration reduction ' , CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology , vol. 53 , no. 1 , pp. 345-348 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0007-8506(07)60713-6 NO This work has been performed as a part of the E.U. project GIRD-CT-2000-00306 VlNO [5], funded by the European Community under the GROWTH Programme. DS TECNALIA Publications RD 26 jul 2024