Low-frequency broadband vibration reduction based on a square spiral beam local resonance phononic crystal

Abstract Low-frequency vibration poses a great danger to both industrial production and human health. Therefore, the development of efficient low-frequency vibration reduction structures remains a focus of academic and engineering research. In this paper, a novel low-frequency vibration reduction local resonance phononic crystal (LRPnC) plate with a square spiral beam LRPnC design is proposed. Through finite element simulation, the band structure and vibration characteristics of the LRPnC are first analyzed. On this basis, a gradient LRPnC plate with rainbow trapping effect is constructed by gradient arranging unit cells with different structural parameters to achieve broadband vibration reduction. Finally, the vibration reduction performance of the designed structure is experimentally verified. The finite element analysis results show that the designed gradient LRPnC plate can provide more than 20 dB of transmission attenuation over the full frequency range of 20 to 200 Hz. And the experimental results are consistent with the simulation results.