Chikh, N.Nour, AbdelkaderAguib, SalahTawfiq, I.2016-11-272016-11-2720160894-9166https://dspace.univ-boumerdes.dz/handle/123456789/3157This work deals with the active control of the vibrations of mechanical structures incorporating magnetorheological elastomer. The damping coefficient and shear modulus of the elastomer increase when exposed to a magnetic field. Compared with the vibration control where the elastomer is permanently exposed to a magnetic field, the control of this process through time reduces vibrations more effectively. The experimental study for the vibrations of a sandwich beam filled with an elastomer is conducted, followed by a numerical study using the Abaqus code. The vibration damping is found to be dependent on the loading rate of micro-size ferromagnetic particles in the elastomerenSandwich beamMagnetorheological elastomeMagnetic fieldStiffnessLoss factorArticle