Localization of vibration propagation in two-dimensional systems (Q1573288)

In modern technical applications, one deals with one- or two-dimensional periodic structures composed of identically constructed elements (for example, long satellite antennae). When a disorder occurs in the geometry of or in material properties, then the disruption in periodicity leads to the attenuation of propagation of vibrations even when the excitation frequency lies in the frequency passband. The amplitudes of vibrations decay exponentially away from the centre where energy is supplied to the structure. This phenomenon is called the localization of vibration propagation. This paper studies the localization of vibration propagation in randomly disordered weakly coupled two-dimensional cantilever-spring arrays under external harmonic excitations. The method of regular perturbation is applied to solve the problem. The average exponential rates at which the vibration amplitudes decay are the localization factors which are defined in terms of the orientation angles. The author obtains the first-order approximate results on the localization factors.