Crack detection of a double-beam carrying a concentrated mass

This paper presents the influence of a concentrated mass location on the natural frequencies of a cracked double-beam. The double-beam consists of two different beams connected by an elastic medium. The concentrated mass is located on the main beam. The relationship between the natural frequency and the location of concentrated mass is established and called “Frequency–Mass Location” (FML). The numerical simulations show that when there is a crack, the frequency of the double-beam changes irregularly when the concentrated mass is attacked at the crack position. This irregular change can be amplified by the wavelet transform and this is useful for crack detection: the crack location can be detected by the location of peaks in the wavelet transform of the FML. Finite element model for the cracked double-beam carrying a concentrated mass is presented and numerical simulations are also provided.     

带集中质量的旋转柔性曲梁动力学特性分析

本文对带集中质量的平面内旋转柔性曲梁动力学特性进行了研究.基于绝对节点坐标法推导出曲梁单元,其中该曲梁单元采用Green-Lagrangian应变,并根据曲梁变形前后的曲率变化和曲率的精确表达式计算了曲梁单元弹性力所作的虚功.通过虚功原理,利用$\delta$函数和中心刚体与悬臂曲梁之间的固支边界条件,建立了带集中质量的旋转柔性曲梁非线性动力学模型.基于该模型,本文仿真计算了悬臂曲梁的纯弯曲问题和带有刚柔耦合效应的旋转柔性曲梁动力学响应问题,以此分别讨论了所提出曲梁单元的收敛性和动力学模型的正确性.进一步应用D'Alembert原理,将旋转曲梁等效为带离心力的无旋转曲梁,通过线性摄动处理得到系统的特征方程,以此分别研究了旋转角速度、初始曲率和集中质量对曲梁动力学特性的影响.最后重点分析了旋转曲梁的频率转向和振型切换问题,并阐述了两者之间的相互关系.研究结果表明:随着旋转角速度的增大,曲梁的频率特性与直梁的频率特性相近,以及曲梁拉伸变形占主导的模态振型会提前.      

On the dynamic behaviour of a beam with an accelerating mass

Summary The dynamic behaviour of an Euler beam traversed by a moving concentrated mass, is analyzed for the general case of a mass moving with a varying speed. The equation of motion in a matrix form is formulated using the Lagrangian approach and the assumed mode method. The dimensionless form of the equation enables the numerical results to be applicable for a wide range of system parameters. The possibility of the mass separating from the beam is analyzed by examining the contact forces between the mass and the beam during the motion.     

Nonlinear transverse vibrations of a slightly curved beam carrying a concentrated mass

In this study, a slightly curved Euler Bernoulli beam carrying a concentrated mass was handled. The beam was resting on an elastic foundation and simply supported at both ends. Effects of the concentrated mass on nonlin- ear vibrations were investigated. Sinusoidal and parabolic type functions were used as curvature functions. Equations of motion have cubic nonlinearities because of elongations during vibrations. Damping and harmonic excitation terms were added to the equations of motion. Method of mul- tiple scales, a perturbation technique, was used for solving integro-differential equation analytically. Natural frequen- cies were calculated exactly for different mass ratios, mass locations, curvature functions, and linear elastic foundation coefficients. Amplitude-phase modulation equations were found by considering primary resonance case. Effects of nonlinear terms on natural frequencies were calculated. Frequency-amplitude and frequency-response graphs were plotted. Finally effects of concentrated mass and chosen curvature function on nonlinear vibrations were investigated.     

不可压饱和多孔弹性简支梁的动力响应

在杆件弯曲小变形的假定下,考虑杆件的侧向变形因素,根据多孔介质理论,本文首先建立了不可压饱和多孔弹性梁弯曲变形时动力响应的控制方程。其次,基于所建立的控制微分方程,利用变量分离法,研究了两端可渗透的饱和多孔弹性简支梁在梁中间集中载荷作用下的动力响应,得到了不同物性参数下简支梁动态弯曲时挠度和孔隙流体压力等效力偶等随时间的响应曲线。研究发现由于孔隙流体和固相骨架的相互作用,不可压饱和多孔弹性梁挠度的动力响应具有粘性特征,同时,随着时间的增加,饱和多孔弹性梁的挠度、弯矩等最终趋于经典弹性梁的静挠度、弯矩,此时,孔隙流体压力为零,梁的固相骨架承担所有的外载荷。     

A micromechanical mass sensing method based on amplitude tracking within an ultra-wide broadband resonance

We propose a mass sensing scheme in which amplitude shifts within a nonlinear ultra-wide broadband resonance serve as indicators for mass detection. To achieve the broad resonance bandwidth, we considered a nonlinear design of the resonator comprised of a doubly clamped beam with a concentrated mass at its center. A reduced-order model of the beam system was constructed in the form of a discrete spring-mass system that contains cubic stiffness due to axial stretching of the beam in addition to linear stiffness (Duffing equation). The cubic nonlinearity has a stiffening effect on the frequency response causing nonlinear bending of the frequency response toward higher frequencies. Interestingly, we found that the presence of the concentrated mass broadens the resonant bandwidth significantly, allowing for an ultra-wide operational range of frequencies and response amplitudes in the proposed mass sensing scheme. A secondary effect of the cubic nonlinearity is strong amplification of the third harmonic in the beam’s response. We computationally study the sensitivity of the first and third harmonic amplitudes to mass addition and find that both metrics are more sensitive than the linearized natural frequency and that in particular, the third harmonic amplitude is most sensitive. This type of open-loop mass sensing avoids complex feedback control and time-consuming frequency sweeping. Moreover, the mass resolution is within a functional range, and the design parameters of the resonator are reasonable from a manufacturing perspective.     

A nonlinear mathematical model for large deflection of incompressible saturated poroelastic beams

Nonlinear governing equations are established for large deflection of incom- pressible fluid saturated poroelastic beams under constraint that diffusion of the pore fluid is only in the axial direction of the deformed beams.Then,the nonlinear bend- ing of a saturated poroelastic cantilever beam with fixed end impermeable and free end permeable,subjected to a suddenly applied constant concentrated transverse load at its free end,is examined with the Gaierkin truncation method.The curves of deflections and bending moments of the beam skeleton and the equivalent couples of the pore fluid pressure are shown in figures.The results of the large deflection and the small deflection theories of the cantilever poroelastic beam are compared,and the differences between them are revealed.It is shown that the results of the large deflection theory are less than those of the corresponding small deflection theory,and the times needed to approach its stationary states for the large deflection theory are much less than those of the small deflection theory.     

Vibration band gap analysis of a new periodic beam model using GDQR method

In this study, a new periodic beam model is introduced. This beam consists of the concentrated rigid masses and tapered beam elements with linearly variable width. The theoretical equations are derived by employing the Euler-Bernoulli beam and the Bloch–Floquet theorem and then solved using the generalized differential quadrature rule method to calculate the first two band gaps. The effects of the mass, mass moment of inertia and taper ratio on the widths and central frequencies of the first two band gaps are investigated. Results show that the wide band gaps at low frequency ranges can be obtained by changing the geometrical parameters. This is of interest for different applications of the band gap phenomenon such as broadband piezoelectric energy harvesting. Finally, the finite element simulation (ANSYS software) is used to validate the analytical method and good agreement is found.     

Aeroelastic instability of a composite wing with a powered-engine

In this paper the aeroelastic instability of a wing, modeled as an orthotropic composite beam with a concentrated mass subjected to the engine thrust, is investigated in an incompressible flow. The wing is modeled using classical beam theory. Wagner function is used to model the unsteady aerodynamic loads, while the engine thrust is modeled as a follower force and a concentrated mass is used to model the engine mass. The numerical results of the developed generic and simple model are compared with published results, and an excellent agreement is observed. The fiber orientation, engine thrust, mass magnitude and its location are reported to have had significant effects on the aeroelastic instability boundaries.     

An image encryption algorithm based on compound homogeneous hyper-chaotic system

A new dynamic model of a rotating flexible beam with a concentrated mass located in arbitrary position is derived based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation, and its modal characteristics are investigated in this paper. To consider the concentrated mass at an arbitrary location of the beam, a Dirac’s delta function is used to express the mass per unit length of the beam. Based on the proposed dynamic model, the frequency analysis is performed. The nonlinear equation is transformed into the linear one via employing the linear perturbation analysis method. The stiffness matrix of static equilibrium of the system under the deformed condition is obtained, in which the effect of coupling between the longitudinal deformation and transversal deformation is included. This means even if only the chordwise bending equation is solved, the longitudinal vibration effect can be still considered. As we know, once the longitudinal deformation is large, it will significantly affect the chordwise bending vibration. So the proposed model in this paper is more accurate than the traditional dynamic models which are usually lack of the coupling terms between the longitudinal deformation and transversal deformation. In fact, the traditional dynamic models for the chordwise vibration analysis in the existing literature are usually linear due to neglecting the coupling terms, and consequently, they are only suitable for the modal characteristic analysis of a beam under small deformations. In order to get some general conclusions of the natural frequencies and mode shapes, the equation which governs the chordwise bending vibration of the rotating beam is transformed into a dimensionless form. The dynamic model presented in this paper is nonlinear and can be conveniently used to analyze the modal characteristics of a rotating flexible beam with large deformations. To demonstrate the power of the new dynamic model presented in this paper, the dynamic simulations involving the comparisons between the different frequencies obtained using the model proposed in this paper and the models in the existing literature and the investigating in frequency veering and mode shift phenomena are given. The simulation results show that the angular velocity of the flexible beam will give rise to the phenomena of the natural frequency loci veering and the associated mode shift which is verified in the previous studies. In addition, the phenomena of the natural frequency loci veering rather than crossing can be observed due to the changing of the magnitude of the concentrated mass or of the location of the concentrated mass which are found for the first time. Furthermore, there is an interesting phenomenon that the natural frequency loci will veer more than once due to different types of mode coupling between the bending and stretching vibrations of the rotating beam. At the same time, the mode shift phenomenon will occur correspondingly. Additionally, the characteristics of the vibration nodes are also investigated in this paper.     

均质简支梁简化为单自由度系统条件研究

简支梁是土木工程中的常见结构形式，工程计算中常将其简化为单自由度系统进行初步分析和计算．本文系统地讨论了简谐荷载作用下将简支梁简化为单自由度系统进行竖向位移计算的限定条件．对限定条件分析发现将梁上质量的一半集中到梁跨中处所得近似结果精度最好．给出公式可以通过单自由度系统的位移得到梁上任意点处的竖向位移．本文对结构力学教材中的集中质量法进行了进一步的分析和讨论，给出的近似计算公式对土木工程中简支梁在简谐力作用下竖向位移的快速估算具有一定的参考价值．     

Experimental and theoretical analysis of the transverse vibrations of a beam having bilinear support

Experimental and theoretical investigations have been conducted to study the transverse vibrations of a beam having nonlinear constraint. One end of the beam is fixed while the other is supported on a bilinear spring and carries a concentrated mass. Free-vibration curves, obtained for different values of the spring constants and the end mass, indicate that free periodic vibrations with frequencies which can lie within any one of an infinite number of ranges may occur. Forced harmonic response may exhibit the multiplicity of jump phenomena within the frequency ranges of free vibrations.     

Dynamic Stability of a Fluid-Coveying Cantilevered Pipe on an Additional Combined Support

Based on an analytical study, a numerical analysis is made of the dynamic stability of a cantilevered steel pipe conveying a fluid. The pipe is modeled by a beam restrained at the left end and supported by a special device (a rotational elastic restraint plus a Q-apparatus) at the right end. The numerical analysis reveals that the critical velocity of the fluid depends on the governing parameters of the problem such as the ratio of the fluid mass to the pipe mass per unit length and the rotational elastic constant at the right end     

A novel beam finite element with singularities for the dynamic analysis of discontinuous frames

In this work, a model of the stepped Timoshenko beam in presence of deflection and rotation discontinuities along the span is presented. The proposed model relies on the adoption of Heaviside’s and Dirac’s delta distributions to model abrupt and concentrated, both flexural and shear, stiffness discontinuities of the beam that lead to exact closed-form solutions of the elastic response in presence of static loads. Based on the latter solutions, a novel beam element for the analysis of frame structures with an arbitrary distribution of singularities is here proposed. In particular, the presented closed-form solutions are exploited to formulate the displacement shape functions of the beam element and the relevant explicit form of the stiffness matrix. The proposed beam element is adopted for a finite element discretization of discontinuous framed structures. In particular, by means of the introduction of a mass matrix consistent with the adopted shape functions, the presented model allows also the dynamic analysis of framed structures in presence of deflection and rotation discontinuities and abrupt variations of the cross-section. The presented formulation can also be easily employed to conduct a dynamic analysis of damaged frame structures in which the distributed and concentrated damage distributions are modelled by means of equivalent discontinuities. As an example, a simple portal frame, under different damage scenarios, has been analysed and the results in terms of frequency and vibration modes have been compared with exact results to show the accuracy of the presented discontinuous beam element.     

On the static and dynamic stability of thin beam conveying fluid

In this paper, numerical investigation of the statical and dynamical stability of aligned and misaligned viscoelastic cantilevered beam is performed with a terminal nozzle in the presence of gravity in two cases: (1) effect of fluid velocity on the flutter boundary of beam conveying fluid and (2) effect of gravity on the buckling boundary of beam conveying fluid. The beam is assumed to have a large width-to-thickness ratio, so the out-of-plane bending rigidity is far higher than the in-plane bending and torsional rigidities. Gravity vector is considered in the vertical direction. Thus, deflection of the beam because of the gravity effect couples the in-plane bending and torsional equations. The beam is modeled by Euler–Bernoulli beam theory, with the flow-induced inertia, Coriolis and centrifugal forces along the beam considered as a distributed load along the beam. Furthermore, the end nozzle is regarded as a lumped mass and modeled as a follower axial force. The extended Hamilton’s principle and the Galerkin method are utilized to derive the bending–torsional equations of motion. The coupled equations of motion are solved as eigenvalue problems. Also, several cases are examined to study the impact of gravity, beam inclination angle, mass ratio, nozzle aspect ratio, bending-to-bending rigidity ratio and bending-to-torsional rigidity ratio on flutter and buckling margin of the system.

     

超静定连续梁弹塑性过程分析的单位荷载法

讨论了分析超静定连续梁弹塑性受力和变形全过程的单位荷载法,运用该方法分析了集中荷载作用下一次超静定两跨连续梁的弹塑性加载和变形全过程．根据受力变形的特点,集中荷载作用下两跨连续梁的弹塑性加载过程可分为四个阶段,分别是弹性阶段、集中荷载作用点附近塑性区扩展阶段、集中荷载作用点保持为塑性铰而附近区域线性卸载阶段、两跨连接点附近塑性区扩展直至形成第二个塑性铰阶段．给出了加载过程中各阶段的弯矩内力和竖向位移随外荷载而变化的解析公式．研究结果表明：在相同的单跨荷载工况下,连续梁的变形过程不同于单跨一次超静定梁,其塑性铰形成顺序不同,静定结构形成顺序不同,但塑性极限破坏荷载相同．     

Dynamic plastic response of beams resting on fluid

This paper considers the two-dimensional problem of a wide rigid ideally-plastic simply-supported beam resting on a semi-infinite pool of potential fluid. It is demonstrated that the problem reduces to determination of the apparent (added, virtual) mass of fluid reflecting inertial characteristics of the fluid resisting deformation. Using the theory of dual integral equations an especially simple closed form solution for the apparent mass is derived enabling solution of this practically significant problem.     

Vibration and stability of an axially moving beam immersed in fluid

Vibration and stability are investigated for an axially moving beam in fluid and constrained by simple supports with torsion springs. The equations of motion of the beam with uniform circular cross-section, moving axially in a horizontal plane at a known rate while immersed in an incompressible fluid are derived first. An “axial added mass coefficient” and an initial tension are implemented in these equations. Based on the Differential Quadrature Method (DQM), a solution for natural frequency is obtained and numerical results are presented. The effects of axially moving speed, axial added mass coefficient, and several other system parameters on the dynamics and instability of the beam are discussed. Particularly, natural frequency in terms of the moving speed is presented for fixed–fixed, hinged–hinged and hybrid supports with torsion spring. It is shown that when the moving speed exceeds a certain value, the beam becomes subject to buckling-type instability. The variations of the lowest critical moving speed with several key parameters are also investigated.     

On fracture behavior of brittle cantilever beam subjected to lateral impact load

The fracture patterns produced by concentrated impact loading on brittle beams and their dependence on the impact velocity and beam length has been determined. The experiment was performed using the transverse impact of a steel ball on the free end of cantilever beams made of plaster. The mechanism, location and time sequence of fracture were photographed by a camera connected to a stroboscope or with a high-speed framing camera. It was found experimentally that the concentrated impact loadings produce three characteristic fracture behaviors. Moreover, by using the dynamic photoelastic technique, the authors found it possible to explain theoretically the fracture behavior of this experiment by using the theory of flexural motion of a semi-infinite beam. Hence, applying an impact-fracture criterion to this theory, the fracture patterns of brittle beam can be estimated.     

确定性载荷作用下Timoshenko薄壁梁的弯扭耦合动力响应

建立了一种普遍的解析理论用于求解确定性载荷作用下Timoshenko薄壁梁的弯扭耦合动力响应。首先通过直接求解单对称均匀Timoshenko薄壁梁单元弯扭耦合振动的运动偏微分方程，给出了计算其自由振动的精确方法，并导出了Timoshenko弯扭耦合薄壁梁自由振动主模态的正交条件。然后利用简正模态法研究了确定性载荷作用下单对称Timoshenko薄壁梁的弯扭耦合动力响应，该弯扭耦合梁所受到的荷载可以是集中载荷或沿着梁长度分布的分布载荷。最后假定确定性载荷是谐波变化的，得到了各种激励下封闭形式的解，并对动力弯曲位移和扭转位移的数值结果进行了讨论。