Dr Jem Rongong

BEng, MSc, PhD, MIMechE, CEng

Dr J Rongong

Senior Lecturer

PGT Admissions Tutor

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
UK

Telephone: +44(0)114 222 7845
Fax: +44(0)114 222 7890

email : j.a.rongong@sheffield.ac.uk

Profile

Dr Jem Rongong has been involved in research into vibration damping technologies since the early 1990s. This has included a period as the Deputy Director of the Rolls-Royce Materials Damping UTC (200-2007). Jem has been a member of the academic staff in the Department since 2004.

Areas of Research

Viscoelastic damping materials
• development, analysis and testing of polymers
• design and testing of syntactic foams and other multiphase systems

Surface damping treatments
• free and constrained layer systems using organic and ceramic materials
• methods of application

Friction-based systems
• design and analysis of particle dampers including the use of discrete element analysis
• granular polymeric materials as fillers
• metal mesh and other dry fibre systems

Active & Adaptive Structures
• active constrained layer damping
• adaptive particle dampers
• shape memory actuated systems

Design of damped components
• hollow turbomachinery blades
• numerical optimisation techniques including genetic algorithms and cellular automata
• composite structures

Current Research Grants

• Durable syntactic foams, Rolls-Royce plc, 2008-2010
• Rubber spring model, BAE Systems, 2009-2010
• Uncertainty propagation in structures, systems and processes, EPSRC Platform, 2006-2011

Recently completed research
• Design of damping coatings across the length scales, The British Council (2007-2008)
• Artima: Increasing the life of aerospace structures through combined active vibration control and structural health monitoring. EU Framework 7 (2004-2007)
• Advact: Morphing aeroengine parts using shape memory materials, EU Framework 7 (2004-2008)
• Semiactive particle dampers: modelling and control of nonlinearity in particle dampers, EPSRC 2005-2007)
• Rolls-Royce UTC in Materials Damping (1998-2007)

Teaching

MEC201: Dynamics of Structures and Machines - Module leader
MEC 330: Experiments and Modelling
MEC333: Integrated Design Skills

Journal articles

Zhang B, Lang ZQ, Billings SA, Tomlinson GR & Rongong JA (2013) System identification methods for metal rubber devices. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 39(1-2), 207-226.
Hong J, Chen L, Ma Y, Tomlinson GR & Rongong JA (2013) Hysteretic properties of metal rubber particles. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 227(C4), 693-702.
Tan CS, Rongong JA & Ghassemieh E (2013) Temperature and strain rate dependence of syntactic foam under tensile and shear loads. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 227(1), 26-37.
Spencer AB, Worden K, Staszewski WJ, Rongong JA & Sims ND (2012) An optimisation scheme based on the local interaction simulation approach and Lamb waves for elastic property estimation in multi-layered composites (vol 19, pg 1027, 2012). SHOCK AND VIBRATION, 19(6), 1477-1477.
Rehman AU, Worden K & Rongong JA (2012) Crack characterisation by detection and classification of nonlinear behaviour using the Hilbert transform. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 226(C11), 2610-2626.
Spencer AB, Worden K, Staszewski WJ, Rongong JA & Sims ND (2012) An optimisation scheme based on the local interaction simulation approach and Lamb waves for elastic property estimation in multi-layered composites. Shock and Vibration, 19(5), 1027-1040.
Darabi B & Rongong JA (2012) Polymeric particle dampers under steady-state vertical vibrations. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 331(14), 3304-3316.
Lord CE, Rongong JA & Hodzic A (2012) The behaviour of naturally debonded composites due to bending using a meso-level model. Applied Composite Materials, 19(3-4), 755-766.
Lord CE, Rongong JA & Hodzic A (2011) Linearized material properties of nonlinear interfacial contact for layered composites. Advanced Composites Letters, 20(2), 37-40.
Lord CE, Rongong JA & Hodzic A (2011) LINEARIZED MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF NONLINEAR INTERFACIAL CONTACT FOR LAYERED COMPOSITES. ADV COMPOS LETT, 20(2), 37-40.
Wong C & Rongong J (2009) Control of Particle Damper Nonlinearity. AIAA J, 47(4), 953-960.
Peng ZK, Jackson MR, Rongong JA, Chu FL & Parkin RM (2009) On the energy leakage of discrete wavelet transform. MECH SYST SIGNAL PR, 23(2), 330-343.
Wong CX, Daniel MC & Rongong JA (2009) Energy dissipation prediction of particle dampers. J SOUND VIB, 319(1-2), 91-118.
Chia CM, Rongong JA & Worden K (2009) Strategies for using cellular automata to locate constrained layer damping on vibrating structures. J SOUND VIB, 319(1-2), 119-139.
Chetwynd D, Rongong JA, Pierce SG & Worden K (2008) Damage detection in an aluminium plate using outlier analysis. FATIGUE FRACT ENG M, 31(8), 629-643.
Chetwynd D, Mustapha F, Worden K, Rongong JA, Pierce SG & Dulieu-Barton JM (2008) Damage localisation in a stiffened composite panel. STRAIN, 44(4), 298-307.
Chia CM, Rongong JA & Worden K (2008) Evolution of constrained layer damping using a cellular automaton algorithm. P I MECH ENG C-J MEC, 222(4), 585-597.
Liu W, Tomlinson GR & Rongong JA (2005) The dynamic characterisation of disk geometry particle dampers. J SOUND VIB, 280(3-5), 849-861.
Rongong JA, Goruppa AA, Buravalla VR, Tomlinson GR & Jones FR (2004) Plasma deposition of constrained layer damping coatings. P I MECH ENG C-J MEC, 218(7), 669-680.
Rongong JA (2004) The design of particle dampers for suppressing resonant vibrations.. Engineering Integrity, 2004, 25-30.
Stanway R, Rongong JA & Sims ND (2003) Active constrained-layer damping: a state-of-the-art review. P I MECH ENG I-J SYS, 217(I6), 437-456.
Landi FP, Scarpa F, Rongong JA & Tomlinson G (2002) Improving the modal strain energy method for damped structures using a dyadic matrix perturbation approach. P I MECH ENG C-J MEC, 216(12), 1207-1216.
Buravalla VR, Remillat C, Rongong JA & Tomlinson GR (2001) Advances in damping materials and technology. Smart Materials Bulletin, 2001, 10-13.
Rongong JA, Wright JR, Wynne RJ & Tomlinson GR (1997) Modelling of a hybrid constrained layer/piezoceramic approach to active damping. J VIB ACOUST, 119(1), 120-130.
Rongong JA & Tomlinson GR (1996) Suppression of ring vibration modes of high nodal diameter using constrained layer damping methods. SMART MATER STRUCT, 5(5), 672-684.
Morales AL, Rongong JA & Sims ND () A finite element method for active vibration control of uncertain structures. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
Rongong JA & Kazakoff AB () Computer modelling of the dynamic response of viscoelastic vibroisolators. Journal Engineering Mechanics, 13, 19-30.

Conferences

Lord C & Rongong J (2013) A single layer constitutive model for the dynamics and vibration damping of layered built-up structures using microslip and macroslip models. Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference
Darabi B, Rongong JA & IOP (2012) Amplitude dependent damping from granular viscoelastics. MODERN PRACTICE IN STRESS AND VIBRATION ANALYSIS 2012 (MPSVA 2012), 382
Rehman AU, Worden K & Rongong JA (2011) An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Damage Detection in a Mistuned Bladed Disc. STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING 2011: CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE AND INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES, VOL 1 AND VOL 2, 1258-1265.
Rehman AU, Worden K & Rongong JA (2011) Understanding the Effects of a Breathing Crack on the Dynamic Response of Cantilever-type Structures for Damage Detection. STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING 2011: CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE AND INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES, VOL 1 AND VOL 2, 848-855.
Rehman AU, Worden K & Rongong JA (2011) Amplitude dependent crack characterization of growing fatigue cracks. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 5, 83-92.
Lord CE, Rongong JA & Hodzic A (2011) The use of layered composites for passive vibration damping. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 3, 289-298.
Rehman AU, Worden K & Rongong JA (2010) Crack Detection in Mistuned Repeating Structures. PROCEEDINGS OF ISMA2010 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NOISE AND VIBRATION ENGINEERING INCLUDING USD2010, 1083-1097.
Rehman AU, Rongong JA & Worden K (2010) DETECTION OF DAMAGE IN REPEATING STRUCTURES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME TURBO EXPO 2010, VOL 6, PTS A AND B, 1053-1061.
Tai YH, Wong CX, Asquith DT, Yerokhin A, Yates JR & Rongong J (2009) Damping of Flexible Structures with PEO Coating
Hickey D, Rongong J, Spencer A & Worden K (2009) Error bounds on master curves from least-squares estimation. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
Wong CX, Spencer AB & Rongong JA (2009) Effects of enclosure geometry on particle damping performance. Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference
Rongong JA, Tomlinson GR, Stepanova I, Ivanenko A & Panin S (2008) Damping properties of syntactic foams with nanoparticulate additives. Institution of Mechanical Engineers - 9th International Conference on Vibrations in Rotating Machinery, 2, 745-759.
Chetwynd D, Mustapha F, Worden K, Rongong JA, Pierce SG & Barton J (2007) Damage location in a stiffened composite panel using Lamb waves and neural networks. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
Kireitseu MV, Tomlinson G, Lu J, Altenbach H, Rongong G, Bochkareva LV & Hui D (2007) Preliminary Results on Vibration Damping Properties of Nanoscale-Reinforced Composite Materials. Dans European Nano Systems Worshop - ENS 2005, Paris : France (2005)
Chetwynd D, Lew TL, Worden K & Rongong JA (2007) Damage detection in an aluminium plate with an active constrained layer damping treatment. Damage Assessment of Structures VII, 347, 205-212.
Chetwynd D, Worden K, Mustapha F & Rongong JA (2007) Damage detection using prior wavelet decompositions. Damage Assessment of Structures VII, 347, 145-150.
Rongong JA, Chia CM, Lew TL & Worden K (2007) Optimisation of passive and active constrained layer dampers for panel vibrations over broad frequency and temperature ranges. Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 5, 4646-4655.
Wong CX, Daniel MC & Rongong JA (2007) Prediction of the amplitude dependent behaviour of particle dampers. Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 4, 4167-4182.
Chetwynd D, Mustapha F, Worden K & Rongong J (2006) Damage detection in plates using transducers mounted on viscoelastic damping layers. Proceedings of the Third European Workshop Structural Health Monitoring 2006, 300-307.
Wong CX & Rongong JA (2006) Macromodel characterisation and application of particle dampers to vibrating structures. Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 10, 7327-7344.
Chia CM, Rongong JA & Worden K (2006) Structural optimisation using a hybrid cellular automata (HCA) algorithm. Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis VI, Proceedings, 5-6, 93-100.
Rongong JA & Tomlinson GR (2005) Amplitude dependent behaviour in the application of particle dampers to vibrating structures. Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 10, 6433-6441.
Chen Q, Worden K & Rongong J (2005) Characterisation of particle dampers using restoring force surface technique. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS - EURODYN 2005, VOLS 1-3, 1785-1790.
Scarpa F, Landi FP, Rongong JA, DeWitt L & Tomlinson G (2002) Improving the MSE method for viscoelastic damped structures. SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS 2002: DAMPING AND ISOLATION, 4697, 25-34.
Scarpa F, Landi FP, Rongong JA & Tomlinson G (2002) Improving the MSE method through a weighted damping IRS technique. PROCEEDINGS OF ISMA 2002: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NOISE AND VIBRATION ENGINEERING, VOLS 1-5, 403-409.
Rongong JA & Tomlinson GR (2002) Vibration damping using granular viscoelastic materials. PROCEEDINGS OF ISMA 2002: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NOISE AND VIBRATION ENGINEERING, VOLS 1-5, 431-440.
Worden K, Cheung LY & Rongong JA (2001) Damage detection in an aircraft component model. PROCEEDINGS OF IMAC-XIX: A CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, VOLS 1 AND 2, 4359, 1234-1241.
Buravalla V, Rongong J, Goruppa AA, Tomlinson GR & Jones FR (2001) Enhancement and evaluation of damping performance in layered CLD type coatings. SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS 2001: DAMPING AND ISOLATION, 4331, 198-208.
Landi FP, Scarpa F, Rongong JA & Tomlinson GR (2001) Improving the MSE method for damped structures. NOISE AND VIBRATION ENGINEERING, VOLS 1 - 3, PROCEEDINGS, 317-324.
Rongong JA (2001) Reducing vibration levels using 'Smart Joint' concepts. NOISE AND VIBRATION ENGINEERING, VOLS 1 - 3, PROCEEDINGS, 817-824.
Landi FP, Scarpa F, Rongong JA & Tomlinson GR (2000) Improving the MSE method for damped structures. Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, ISMA, 339-346.
Rongong JA (2000) Reducing vibration levels using 'Smart Joint' concepts. Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, ISMA, 839-846.
Rongong JA & Tomlinson GR (1999) Damped joints for thin-plate structures. SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS 1999: PASSIVE DAMPING AND ISOLATION, 3672, 298-307.
Bhattacharya B, Rongong JA & Tomlinson GR (1999) Vibration suppression performance of piezoceramic and magnetostrictive materials in constrained layer damping. SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS 1999: PASSIVE DAMPING AND ISOLATION, 3672, 242-250.
Patsias S, Rongong JA & Worden K (1998) Detection of defects in a metal plate using Lamb waves and piezoelectric sensors. EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS, VOLS 1 AND 2, 767-772.
Rongong JA & Tomlinson GR (1997) Passive and active constrained layer damping of ring type structures. PASSIVE DAMPING AND ISOLATION - SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS 1997, 3045, 282-292.