The acoustic insulation performance of infinite and finite locally resonant metamaterial and phononic crystal plates

摘要

The bending wave stop band behavior of locally resonant metamaterial and phononic crystal plates can strongly improve the vibration performance of flexible plates in targeted frequency ranges. Their acoustic insulation performance, however, is found to strongly depend on the stop band mechanism, also influencing the frequency range of improvement. While sound transmission loss improvements are predicted for both infinite periodic plates, the finite phononic crystal plate performance can differ significantly.