Representation of the Proposed Seismic Metamaterial (Not to Scale) (IMAGE)

Penn State

Representation of the Proposed Seismic Metamaterial (Not to Scale)

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Figure 1. Schematic representation of the proposed seismic metamaterial (not to scale): (a) plan view and (b) cross-section. By varying the size of the bore holes as well as the length and mass density of the rods, a broad band-gap will be achieved and the energy will be diverted.

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