Interesting Papers on heavy duty design, vibrations, composites and column design

[D.C.]

I've come across a few interesting papers on machine design that other people might find a useful source of ideas for new builds:

Excellent and lengthy paper detailing a heavy duty design:
http://www.mech.utah.edu/~bamberg/re...e%20Design.pdf

Structural dampening to reduce vibrations:
http://mdrl.mne.psu.edu/papers/IntegratedApproach.pdf
equations to determine most effective means of layer damping with different geometries - Thanks Tenson.
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a088200.pdf

Mechanical properties of wood composites (mdf/ply etc):
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fp...chapter_12.pdf

Patent application: Improved damping of cast iron for machines:
HIGH RIGIDITY, HIGH DAMPING CAPACITY CAST IRON - Patent application

Optimum column design using honeycombs:
http://www.iaeng.org/publication/WCE...p1941-1947.pdf