Performance of Nonlinear Vibration Absorbers for Multi-Degrees-of-Freedom Systems Using Nonlinear Normal Modes

Linear vibration absorbers are a valuable tool used to suppressvibrations due to harmonic excitation in structural systems. Whilelimited evaluation of the performance of nonlinear vibrationabsorbers for nonlinear structures exists in the literature forsingle mode structures, none exists for multi-mode structures.Consequently, nonlinear multiple-degrees-of-freedom structures areevaluated. The theory of nonlinear normal modes is extended toinclude consideration of modal damping, excitation and smalllinear coupling, allowing estimation of vibration absorberperformance. The dynamics of the N +1-degrees-of-freedom system areshown to reduce to those of a two-degrees-of-freedom system on afour-dimensional nonlinear modal manifold, thereby simplifying theanalysis. Quantitative agreement is shown to require a higher-order model which is recommended for future investigation.     

Nonlinear normal modes in multi-mode models of an inertially coupled elastic structure

Nonlinear normal modes for elastic structures have been studied extensively in the literature. Most studies have been limited to small nonlinear motions and to structures with geometric nonlinearities. This work investigates the nonlinear normal modes in elastic structures that contain essential inertial nonlinearities. For such structures, based on the works of Crespo da Silva and Meirovitch, a general methodology is developed for obtaining multi-degree-of-freedom discretized models for structures in planar motion. The motion of each substructure is represented by a finite number of substructure admissible functions in a way that the geometric compatibility conditions are automatically assured. The multi degree-of-freedom reduced-order models capture the essential dynamics of the system and also retain explicit dependence on important physical parameters such that parametric studies can be conducted. The specific structure considered is a 3-beam elastic structure with a tip mass. Internal resonance conditions between different linear modes of the structure are identified. For the case of 1:2 internal resonance between two global modes of the structure, a two-mode nonlinear model is then developed and nonlinear normal modes for the structure are studied by the method of multiple time scales as well as by a numerical shooting technique. Bifurcations in the nonlinear normal modes are shown to arise as a function of the internal mistuning that represents variations in the tip mass in the structure. The results of the two techniques are also compared.     

Nonlinear dynamic analysis of space cable net structures with one to one internal resonances

The nonlinear dynamic analysis of cable net structures becomes more and more significant for their space applications required high surface accuracy, especially mesh reflector antennas. In this work, the resonant multi-modal dynamics due to 1:1 internal resonances in the finite-amplitude vibrations of cable net structures subjected to harmonic loads are investigated. The nonlinear dynamic equation of space cable net structures is first developed using the extended Hamilton principle, which belongs to the self-excited vibration with quadratic and cubic nonlinearities. Linear modal analysis is then performed to decouple the nonlinear differential equations, and yields a complete set of system quadratic/cubic coefficients. With the aim of parametrically revealing nonlinear behaviors of space cable net structures, the second-order asymptotic analysis under 1:1 internal resonance is accomplished by the method of multiple scales. The nonlinear phenomena of a planar cable net and cable net reflector, such as the bending of response curve, jump phenomena, instability regions, saddle-node bifurcation, are verified by means of numerical analysis.     

A modified time domain subspace method for nonlinear identification based on nonlinear separation strategy

Nonlinear factors existing in engineering structures have drawn considerable attention, and nonlinear identification is a competent technique to understand the dynamic characteristics of nonlinear structures. Therefore, in this paper, a novel nonlinear separation subspace identification (NSSI) algorithm based on subspace algorithm and nonlinear separation strategy is proposed to conduct nonlinear parameter identification of nonlinear structures. For the proposed NSSI algorithm, the low-level excitation test is firstly conducted to obtain the transfer matrix in the linear response formula. Then, the obtained transfer matrix is used in the high-level excitation test to calculate the nonlinear response part by the proposed nonlinear separation strategy, and the subspace algorithm is utilized to identify the nonlinear parameter on the modified state-space model including only the nonlinear part. The proposed NSSI algorithm can reduce the coupling error caused by simultaneously processing both the large number part (corresponding to the linear part) and small number part (corresponding to the nonlinear part) in the traditional nonlinear subspace identification (NSI) algorithm. At last, two numerical experiments are given to validate the effectiveness of the developed novel nonlinear identification method. Furthermore, some influence factors are discussed to show the stability of the identification algorithm, and some comparisons between the proposed NSSI method and traditional NSI method are also conducted to demonstrate the advantages of the novel method.     

Iterative solution of the dynamic responses of locally nonlinear structures with drift

Considering the operating point drift in the dynamic responses of locally nonlinear structures, a new iterative method based on describing functions is introduced to solve for the steady-state frequency response. Drift in the operating point arises in the presence of asymmetric nonlinearity, pre-deformation or static loads. In this study, the internal nonlinear forces are expressed using describing functions. The complex equations governing the responses of multiple frequency components are established and are iteratively solved using the Inverse Matrix Update Method. The nonlinear frequency responses can thus be rapidly obtained, and the validity of the method is verified by simulations. The presented method can be applied to large-scale structures with multiple nonlinear elements.     

利用结构基因法研究非线性周期性板结构的等效力学性能

非线性周期性板结构是一类在智能复合材料领域具有巨大应用潜力的结构,因其构成材料的非线性特性,以及结构中经常包含增强纤维、肋板和空洞等复杂微结构导致的材料几何非线性,利用常规的有限元方法进行建模和分析较为困难.本文提出了一种结构基因法,通过提取非线性周期性板结构的最小模型单元作为其结构基因,将异质周期性板结构等效为均质板结构,便捷地求解了非线性周期性板结构的微观力学性能和整体等效力学性能.算例表明,结构基因方法可用来分析复杂非线性复合材料结构问题,计算结果精度足够,为复合材料微观力学研究提供了有价值的参考.     

Component Mode Synthesis Using Nonlinear Normal Modes

This paper describes a methodology for developing reduced-order dynamic models of structural systems that are composed of an assembly of nonlinear component structures. The approach is a nonlinear extension of the fixed-interface component mode synthesis (CMS) technique developed for linear structures by Hurty and modified by Craig and Bampton. Specifically, the case of nonlinear substructures is handled by using fixed-interface nonlinear normal modes (NNMs). These normal modes are constructed for the various substructures using an invariant manifold approach, and are then coupled through the traditional linear constraint modes (i.e., the static deformation shapes produced by unit interface displacements). A class of systems is used to demonstrate the concept and show the effectiveness of the proposed procedure. Simulation results show that the reduced-order model (ROM) obtained from the proposed procedure outperforms the ROM obtained from the classical fixed-interface linear CMS approach as applied to a nonlinear structure. The proposed method is readily applicable to large-scale nonlinear structural systems that are based on finite-element models.     

平面波输入下海水-海床-结构动力相互作用分析

海洋工程结构的地震反应分析是保证海洋工程结构地震安全的重要环节.由于其所处的复杂环境, 该问题涉及到流固耦合和土-结相互作用.本文基于海水、饱和海床、基岩流固耦合统一计算框架,采用Davidenkov模型和修正的Masing准则考虑饱和海床的非线性,在脉冲SV波垂直入射下, 进行了海域场地和海洋工程结构的动力响应分析. 首先,对比分析了线性自由场和非线性自由场输入情形的海域场地非线性反应,结果表明线性自由场输入时反应不合理,自由场分析和场地分析应该采用相一致的本构模型. 然后,对比分析了海床分别为线性和非线性情形时,海域场地以及海水-海床-结构体系的反应特征. 与线性海床情形相比,非线性对海床反应的影响主要由如下两方面因素控制: 一方面,非线性导致饱和海床模量减小, 饱和海床与基岩间的波阻抗比减小,由基岩到饱和海床间的反射系数和透射系数增加, 导致反应增大; 另一方面,非线性导致阻尼加大, 使海床反应减小. 对于本文算例而言,阻尼对非线性海床结果的影响占主导作用.      

Parametric characteristic of the random vibration response of nonlinear systems

Volterra series is a powerful mathematical tool for nonlinear system analysis,and there is a wide range of nonlinear engineering systems and structures that can be represented by a Volterra series model.In the present study,the random vibration of nonlinear systems is investigated using Volterra series.Analytical expressions were derived for the calculation of the output power spectral density(PSD) and input-output cross-PSD for nonlinear systems subjected to Gaussian excitation.Based on these expressions,it was revealed that both the output PSD and the input-output crossPSD can be expressed as polynomial functions of the nonlinear characteristic parameters or the input intensity.Numerical studies were carried out to verify the theoretical analysis result and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the derived relationship.The results reached in this study are of significance to the analysis and design of the nonlinear engineering systems and structures which can be represented by a Volterra series model.     

Nonlinear vibration analysis of geometrically nonlinear shell structures

The nonlinear vibration analysis of a geometrically nonlinear shell structure is investigated in this study. In general, when the shell structure is subjected to excessive loadings, the large deformation of the shell structures must be considered, and the governing equation of the shell structure becomes nonlinear since the stiffness matrix of the governing equation is related to the deflection. Therefore, the natural frequency of the shell structure is varied with respect to the time which is quite different from that of the linear structures. In order to solve the nonlinearity of the governing equations of the shell structures, the well known Newton-Raphson iteration procedure in conjunction with Newmark scheme is adopted to perform the frequency analysis of the nonlinear-shell structures. Incidentally, the natural frequencies for various curvatures of the shell structures are also investigated from the practical engineering point of view.     

结构非线性随机地震反应的概率密度演化方法

运用随机过程的正交展开方法,将地震动加速度过程展开为由少量独立随机变量所调制的确定性函数的线性组合形式.结合概率密度演化理论,建立了结构非线性随机地震反应分析的密度演化方法.以滞回结构非线性反应分析为例,考察了一个具有10个自由度的剪切型框架结构的随机地震反应分析问题.分析表明,结构非线性地震反应具有明显的随机涨落现象,且概率密度曲线与常见的正态等分布相差甚远.     

多自由度柔性结构非线性随机振动响应分析方法

随机等效线性化方法是多自由度结构非线性随机振动分析的有效方法,然而柔性结构隐式的系统方程限制了该方法的应用.本文首先提出了把多自由度柔性结构隐式系统方程显式化的等效非线性系统建立方法,该方法结合模态分析,将系统几何非线性作用等效为模态坐标的高次多项式组合,把多自由度物理系统转化为容易求解的模态系统;在此基础上运用随机等效线性化技术建立柔性结构非线性随机振动响应分析方法.该方法通过引入虚拟激励原理,大幅提高了计算效率,使对多自由柔性结构的非线性随机振动响应分析成为可能.通过算例分析,本文分析结果和精确解与数值模拟解的比较结果表明,本文方法具有较好的计算精度和较高的计算效率,能够应用于实际柔性工程结构的随机振动响应分析.     

Geometric and Material Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analysis of Space Truss Structures

A formulation of the nonlinear FEM truss element that takes into account both the geometric nonlinearity and material nonlinearity of the structure is derived. The associated iterative algorithm for the application is described. Based on two inelastic material models (isotropic hardening and dynamic hardening), three space truss structures are subjected to static and to dynamic loads in order to illustrate the application of nonlinear FEM. The nonlinear FEM described can accurately trace the complex structural behavior of space truss structures, including snap-through, and buckling. The FEM results match well with the theoretical results.     

Nonlinear shell-type to beam-type fea simplifications for composite frp poles

This paper presents a semi-analytical finite element analysis of pole-type structures with circular hollow cross-section. Based on the principle of stationary potential energy and Novozhilov’s derivation of nonlinear strains, the formulations for the geometric nonlinear analysis of general shells are derived. The nonlinear shell-type analysis is then manipulated and simplified gradually into a beam-type analysis with special emphasis given on the relationships of shell-type to beam-type and nonlinear to linear analyses. Based on the theory of general shells and the finite element method, the approach presented herein is employed to analyze the ovalization of the cross-section, large displacements, the P-Δ effect as well as the overall buckling of pole-type structures. Illustrative examples are presented to demonstrate the applicability and the efficiency of the present technique to the large deformation of fiber-reinforced polymer composite poles accompanied with comparisons employing commercial finite element codes.     

Differential-algebraic approach to large deformation analysis of frame structures subjected to dynamic loads

A nonlinear mathematical model for the analysis of large deformation of frame structures with discontinuity conditions and initial displacements, subject to dynamic loads is formulated with arc-coordinates. The differential quadrature element method （DQEM） is then applied to discretize the nonlinear mathematical model in the spatial domain, An effective method is presented to deal with discontinuity conditions of multivariables in the application of DQEM. A set of DQEM discretization equations are obtained, which are a set of nonlinear differential-algebraic equations with singularity in the time domain. This paper also presents a method to solve nonlinear differential-algebra equations. As application, static and dynamical analyses of large deformation of frames and combined frame structures, subjected to concentrated and distributed forces, are presented. The obtained results are compared with those in the literatures. Numerical results show that the proposed method is general, and effective in dealing with disconti- nuity conditions of multi-variables and solving differential-algebraic equations. It requires only a small number of nodes and has low computation complexity with high precision and a good convergence property.     

Seismic passive pressures of earth structures by nonlinear optimization

Conventional seismic passive pressures of earth structures are based on a linear failure criterion in earthquake zones. However, experimental evidence shows that the strength envelopes are nonlinear over a wide range of normal stresses. In this paper, the analytical expressions of seismic passive pressures acting on inclined rigid walls are derived with nonlinear failure criterion. Quasi-static representation of earthquake effects using a seismic coefficient is adopted for seismic estimations. Instead of using the nonlinear criterion, a linear failure criterion, which is tangential to the nonlinear criterion, is used to formulate the seismic passive pressure problems as nonlinear programming problems. Analytical results are presented and compared with the previously published solutions using numerical technique. The influences of the parameters in the nonlinear failure criterion on seismic pressures and failure mechanisms are discussed.     

Reducing force transmissibility in multiple degrees of freedom structures through anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping

In the present study, the Volterra series theory is adopted to theoretically investigate the force transmissibility of multiple degrees of freedom (MDOF) structures, in which an isolator with nonlinear anti-symmetric viscous damping is assembled. The results reveal that the anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping can significantly reduce the force transmissibility over all resonance regions for MDOF structures with little effect on the transmissibility over non-resonant and isolation regions. The results indicate that the vibration isolators with an anti-symmetric damping characteristic have great potential to solve the dilemma occurring in the design of linear viscously damped vibration isolators where an increase of the damping level reduces the force transmissibility over resonant frequencies but increases the transmissibility over non-resonant frequency regions. This work is an extension of a previous study in which MDOF structures installed on the mount through an isolator with cubic nonlinear damping are considered. The theoretical analysis results are also verified by simulation studies.     

Vortex structure simulation for supersonic mixing layers using nonlinear PSE method

The method of nonlinear parabolized stability equations (PSE) is applied in the simulation of vortex structures in compressible mixing layer. The spatially-evolving unstable waves, which dominate the vortex structure, are investigated through spatial marching method. The instantaneous flow field is obtained by adding the harmonic waves to basic flow. The results show that T-S waves do not keep growing exponentially as the linear evolution, the energy transfer to high order harmonic modes, and that finally all harmonic modes get saturated due to nonlinear interaction. The mean flow distortion induced by the nonlinear interaction between the harmonic modes and their conjugate harmonic ones, makes great change of the average flow and increases the thickness of mixing layer. PSE methods can well capture the two- and three-dimensional large scale nonlinear vortex structures in mixing layers such as vortex roll-up, vortex pairing, and Λ vortex.     

随机复合材料结构非线性热-力耦合模拟的统计高阶多尺度方法

对于具有复杂随机细观构造的复合材料结构的非线性热-力耦合问题的随机多尺度建模和计算仍是一个具有挑战性的问题。本文发展了一个新的统计高阶多尺度方法,克服了随机多尺度问题直接模拟时巨大的计算量,实现了具有随机复合材料结构非线性热-力耦合问题的数值模拟。借助统计多尺度渐近分析和泰勒级数方法,本文严格推导了可以精确分析随机复合材料结构宏-细观尺度非线性热-力耦合响应的统计高阶多尺度计算模型。然后,通过局部误差分析证明了统计高阶多尺度计算模型中高阶校正项在保持计算模型局部能量和动量守恒的重要意义。进一步,建立了可以高效模拟随机复合材料结构非线性热-力耦合行为的具有离线和在线两阶段的时空多尺度算法。最后,通过数值实验验证了统计高阶多尺度方法的计算高效率和高精度。     

空间网格结构动力分析的非线性模态方法

空间网格结构因自由度数多且无简化的力学模型,非线性动力分析通常要耗费大量时间．传统的非线性模态方法用于求解多高层结构的局部非线性问题已获得良好的效果,但对系统非线性问题的应用尚缺少研究．对比分析多高层结构和空间网格结构动力性能差异,指出网格结构动力非线性分析存在的问题．以主振型理论和切线刚度分离法为基础,将非线性模态方法用于几何非线性效应显著的空间网格结构动力分析．通过对运动方程的非线性恢复力进行拆分,形成线性表达形式,然后解耦到主振型所在的广义坐标系,以达到缩减自由度数量的目的．并通过实例验证非线性模态方法的高效性与适用性．