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77
Citations
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World Ranking
255
National Ranking
124

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Lawrence A. Bergman is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering, focusing primarily on vibration control and dynamic systems.

The main fields of study for Bergman include:

  • Engineering

The scientist's work dives deeply into various subfields, including:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering

Bergman has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds

Their recent publications span several journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Acta Mechanica Sinica

Selected recent papers include:

  • Nonlinear targeted energy transfer: state of the art and new perspectives, 2022, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Rapid non-resonant intermodal targeted energy transfer (IMTET) caused by vibro-impact nonlinearity, 2020, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Vibration suppression and modal energy transfers in a linear beam with attached vibro-impact nonlinear energy sinks, 2020, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
  • Extreme intermodal energy transfers through vibro-impacts for highly effective and rapid blast mitigation, 2021, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
  • Experimental Inter-Modal Targeted Energy Transfer in a cantilever beam undergoing Vibro-impacts, 2022, Journal of Sound and Vibration

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Alexander F. Vakakis
  • Alireza Mojahed
  • Oleg Gendelman
  • Majdi Gzal
  • Li-Qun Chen

Lawrence A. Bergman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1999.

Best Publications

  • STRUCTURAL CONTROL: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

    G. W. Housner;L. A. Bergman;T. K. Caughey;A. G. Chassiakos

  • The Method of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for Dynamical Characterization and Order Reduction of Mechanical Systems: An Overview

    Gaetan Kerschen;Gaetan Kerschen;Gaetan Kerschen;Jean Claude Golinval;Alexander F. Vakakis;Alexander F. Vakakis;Lawrence A. Bergman

  • Nonlinear Targeted Energy Transfer in Mechanical and Structural Systems

    Alexander F. Vakakis;O. V. Gendelman;L. A. Bergman;D. M. McFarland

  • Complicated dynamics of a linear oscillator with a light, essentially nonlinear attachment

    Young Sup Lee;Gaetan Kerschen;Alexander F. Vakakis;Panagiotis Panagopoulos

  • On the numerical solution of the Fokker-Planck equation for nonlinear stochastic systems

    B. F. Spencer;L. A. Bergman

  • PHASE I BENCHMARK CONTROL PROBLEM FOR SEISMIC RESPONSE OF CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES

    Shirley J. Dyke;Juan Martin Caicedo;Gürsoy Turan;Lawrence A. Bergman

  • Simulation of dynamics of beam structures with bolted joints using adjusted Iwan beam elements

    Y. Song;C.J. Hartwigsen;D.M. McFarland;A.F. Vakakis;A.F. Vakakis

  • Experimental study of non-linear energy pumping occurring at a single fast frequency

    D. Michael McFarland;Lawrence A. Bergman;Alexander F. Vakakis;Alexander F. Vakakis

  • Dynamics of linear discrete systems connected to local, essentially non-linear attachments

    A. F. Vakakis;A. F. Vakakis;L. I. Manevitch;O. Gendelman;Lawrence Bergman

  • Targeted energy transfers in vibro-impact oscillators for seismic mitigation

    F. Nucera;Alexander F. Vakakis;Alexander F. Vakakis;D. M. McFarland;L. A. Bergman

  • Steady State Passive Nonlinear Energy Pumping in Coupled Oscillators: Theoretical and Experimental Results

    Xiaoai Jiang;D. Michael McFarland;Lawrence A. Bergman;Alexander F. Vakakis;Alexander F. Vakakis

  • Irreversible Passive Energy Transfer in Coupled Oscillators with Essential Nonlinearity

    Gaetan Kerschen;Young Sup Lee;Alexander F. Vakakis;D. Michael McFarland

  • Suppression Aeroelastic Instability Using Broadband Passive Targeted Energy Transfers, Part 1: Theory

    Young S. Lee;Alexander F. Vakakis;Lawrence A. Bergman;D. Michael McFarland

  • Suppressing Aeroelastic Instability Using Broadband Passive Targeted Energy Transfers, Part 2: Experiments

    Young S. Lee;Gaetan Kerschen;D. Michael McFarland;W. Joel Hill

  • Periodic orbits, damped transitions and targeted energy transfers in oscillators with vibro-impact attachments

    Young S. Lee;Francesco Nucera;Alexander F. Vakakis;D. Michael McFarland

  • Passive non-linear targeted energy transfer and its applications to vibration absorption: A review

    Y. S. Lee;A. F. Vakakis;Lawrence Bergman;D. M. McFarland

  • Nonlinear targeted energy transfer: state of the art and new perspectives

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  • Numerical and experimental investigation of a highly effective single-sided vibro-impact non-linear energy sink for shock mitigation

    Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat;Nicholas Wierschem;D. Dane Quinn;Alexander F. Vakakis

  • Theoretical and experimental study of multimodal targeted energy transfer in a system of coupled oscillators

    Gaetan Kerschen;Gaetan Kerschen;Jeffrey J. Kowtko;D. Michael Mcfarland;Lawrence A. Bergman

  • Application of broadband nonlinear targeted energy transfers for seismic mitigation of a shear frame: Computational results

    F. Nucera;D. M. McFarland;Lawrence Bergman;Alexander F Vakakis;Alexander F Vakakis

  • Experimental study of non-linear effects in a typical shear lap joint configuration

    C.J. Hartwigsen;Y. Song;D.M. McFarland;L.A. Bergman

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander F. Vakakis
Alexander F. Vakakis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
D. Michael McFarland
D. Michael McFarland University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gaëtan Kerschen
Gaëtan Kerschen University of Liège
Billie F. Spencer
Billie F. Spencer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Oleg Gendelman
Oleg Gendelman Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Leonid I. Manevitch
Leonid I. Manevitch Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics
Arif Masud
Arif Masud University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Larry A. Fahnestock
Larry A. Fahnestock University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tsu-Chin Tsao
Tsu-Chin Tsao University of California, Los Angeles
Min-Feng Yu
Min-Feng Yu Georgia Institute of Technology

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