The Wave Lab research group聽is based at the University of Colorado at Boulder and directed by Dr. Massimo Ruzzene, a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering with a courtesy聽appointment in the School of Aerospace Engineering Sciences.
At the Wave Lab, we聽investigate聽both active and passive strategies through the application of smart materials聽and the determination of structural configurations with inherent vibration attenuation characteristics. The research conducted聽seeks to reduce the effects of vibrations and noise in closed environments聽and in transportation systems. The study of new materials and structures is also devoted to the investigation of concepts that mitigate the effects of impacts or blasts on the human body, as in the case of head trauma for example. The work in structural health monitoring contributes to the goal of increasing safety in transportation systems聽by predicting and detecting incipient structural failures while reducing inspection costs and downtime for transport vehicles. The recent work on the study of the dynamic behavior of the skull/brain system will have implications on the diagnosis of conditions related to brain injuries and may enable new ultrasonic imaging procedures.
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