Design of lattice cylindrical shell meta-structures for broadband vibration reduction and high load-bearing capacity

In this paper, a new type of lattice cylindrical shell meta-structure (LCSM) with broadband vibration reduction and high load-bearing ability is designed. In particular, the proposed curved shell meta-structure is constructed by combining lattice structure and mechanical metamaterial with elastic bandgap properties. The dispersion curves of shell structure are obtained by combining Bloch's theorem with the coordinate transformation method. The vibration transmission properties and load-bearing performance of the LCSM and the sandwich LCSM are studied numerically and experimentally. The results reveal that the proposed meta-structure has excellent vibration isolation performance at broadband frequencies, and the change of structural parameters can be used to regulate the frequency range of bandgap. Especially, the existence of curvature makes the bandgap of the shell structure inevitably change when the circumferential size of the shell is changed. Moreover, the meta-structure can maintain certain broadband vibration reduction properties when increasing the load-bearing capacity. This work offers an innovative method to develop multi-functional lattice shell structures with both load-bearing and broadband vibration isolation properties.