Imperfection sensitivity in the nonlinear vibration of functionally graded plates

In this paper, the nonlinear partial differential equations of nonlinear vibration for an imperfect functionally graded plate (FGP) in a general state of arbitrary initial stresses are presented. The derived equations include the effects of initial stresses and initial imperfections size. The material properties of a functionally graded plate are graded continuously in the direction of thickness. The variation of the properties follows a simple power-law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. Using these derived governing equations, the nonlinear vibration of initially stressed FGPs with geometric imperfection was studied. Present approach employed perturbation technique, Galerkin method and Runge–Kutta method. The perturbation technique was used to derive the nonlinear governing equations. The equations of motion of the imperfect FGPs was obtained using Galerkin method and then solved by Runge–Kutta method. Numerical solutions are presented for the performances of perfect and imperfect FGPs. The nonlinear vibration of a simply supported ceramic/metal FGP was solved. It is found that the initial stress, geometric imperfection and volume fraction index greatly affect the behaviors of nonlinear vibration.     

Nonlinear dynamical stability analysis of the circular three-dimensional frame

The three-dimensional frame is simplified into flat plate by the method of quasiplate. The nonlinear relationships between the surface strain and the midst plane displacement are established. According to the thin plate nonlinear dynamical theory, the nonlinear dynamical equations of three-dimensional frame in the orthogonal coordinates system are obtained. Then the equations are translated into the axial symmetry nonlinear dynamical equations in the polar coordinates system. Some dimensionless quantities different from the plate of uniform thickness are introduced under the boundary conditions of fixed edges, then these fundamental equations are simplified with these dimensionless quantities. A cubic nonlinear vibration equation is obtained with the method of Galerkin. The stability and bifurcation of the circular three-dimensional frame are studied under the condition of without outer motivation. The contingent chaotic vibration of the three-dimensional frame is studied with the method of Melnikov. Some phase figures of contingent chaotic vibration are plotted with digital artificial method.     

Nonlinear high-frequency flutter of a plate

In recent studies of the problem of linear stability of a plate in a supersonic gas flow a new (“high-frequency”) type of flutter, which cannot be obtained by means of the piston theory usually employed in these problems, was found to exist together with the classical (“low-frequency”) type. In the present study a new method of calculating the pressure acting on a high-frequency vibrating plate is proposed and, using this method, high-frequency flutter is investigated in the nonlinear formulation and the flutter vibration amplitudes are determined.     

Nonlinear harmonic response characteristics and experimental investigation of cantilever hard-coating plate

The nonlinear harmonic response of a cantilever hard-coating plate which is made of a layer of anisotropic hard-coating material and isotropic metal substrate is investigated based on the theory of high-order shear deformation of plate. Firstly, based on the theories of von Karman and Reddy’s three-order shear deformation, the nonlinear dynamic equations of hard-coating plate are built by Hamilton variation principle. Secondly, to obtain nonlinear governing equation of hard-coating plate under transverse load, these equations are discretized in Galerkin method. The system averaged equations with 1:3 internal resonances are obtained by the method of multiple scales, and the multi-periodic responses behavior of cantilever hard-coating plate under transverse loading could be presented. Finally, the vibration response experiment of hard-coating plate is conducted, and the multi-periodic responses are also present for the hard-coating plate with three-to-one internal resonance. Besides, through the vibration response experiment of uncoated titanium alloy plate, the damping characteristic of hard coating is further analyzed.     

Nonlinear vibrations of a viscoelastic plate with concentrated masses

The problem of vibrations of a viscoelastic plate with concentrated masses is studied in a geometrically nonlinear formulation. In the equation of motion of the plate, the action of the concentrated masses is taken into account using Dirac δ-functions. The problem is reduced to solving a system of Volterra type ordinary nonlinear integrodifferential equations using the Bubnov-Galerkin method. The resulting system with a singular Koltunov-Rzhanitsyn kernel is solved using a numerical method based on quadrature formulas. The effect of the viscoelastic properties of the plate material and the location and amount of concentrated masses on the vibration amplitude and frequency characteristics is studied. A comparison is made of numerical calculation results obtained using various theories. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 48, No. 6, pp. 158–169, November–December, 2007.     

轴向运动导电板磁弹性非线性动力学及分岔特性

研究磁场环境中轴向运动导电薄板磁弹性动力学及分岔特性。考虑几何非线性因素,在给出薄板运动的动能、应变能及外力虚功的基础上,应用哈密顿变分原理,得到磁场中轴向运动薄板的非线性磁弹性振动方程,并给出洛伦兹电磁力的确定形式。针对横向磁场环境中条形板共振特性进行分析,应用多尺度法和奇异性理论,得到稳态运动下的分岔响应方程以及普适开折对应的转迁集。通过算例,分别得到以磁感应强度、轴向运动速度和激励力为分岔控制参数的分岔图、最大李雅普诺夫指数图和庞加莱映射图等计算结果,讨论不同分岔参数对系统呈现的倍周期和混沌运动的影响。结果表明,通过相应参数的改变可实现对系统复杂动力学行为的控制。     

Nonlinear thickness-shear vibration of an infinite piezoelectric plate with flexoelectricity based on the method of multiple scales

This paper presents a nonlinear thickness-shear vibration model for onedimensional infinite piezoelectric plate with flexoelectricity and geometric nonlinearity. The constitutive equations with flexoelectricity and governing equations are derived from the Gibbs energy density function and variational principle. The displacement adopted here is assumed to be antisymmetric through the thickness due to the thickness-shear vibration mode. Only the shear strain gradient through the thickness is considered in the present model. With geometric nonlinearity, the governing equations are converted into differential equations as the function of time by the Galerkin method. The method of multiple scales is employed to obtain the solution to the nonlinear governing equation with first order approximation. Numerical results show that the nonlinear thickness-shear vibration of piezoelectric plate is size dependent, and the flexoelectric effect has significant influence on the nonlinear thickness-shear vibration frequencies of micro-size thin plates. The geometric nonlinearity also affects the thickness-shear vibration frequencies greatly. The results show that flexoelectricity and geometric nonlinearity cannot be ignored in design of accurate high-frequency piezoelectric devices.     

Nonlinear vibration analysis of piezo-thermo-electrically actuated functionally graded circular plates

A theoretical model for geometrically nonlinear vibration analysis of thermo-piezoelectrically actuated circular plates made of functionally grade material (FGM) is presented based on Kirchhoff’s–Love hypothesis with von-Karman type geometrical large nonlinear deformations. The material properties of the FG core plate are assumed to be graded in the thickness direction according to the power-law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. Dynamic equations and boundary conditions including thermal, elastic and piezoelectric couplings are formulated and solutions are derived. An exact series expansion method combined with perturbation approach is used to model the nonlinear thermo-electro-mechanical vibration behavior of the structure. Control of the FG plate’s nonlinear deflections and natural frequencies using high control voltages is studied and their nonlinear effects are evaluated. Numerical results for FG plates with various mixtures of ceramic and metal are presented in dimensionless forms. A parametric study is also undertaken to highlight the effects of the thermal environment, applied actuator voltage and material composition of the FG core plate on the nonlinear vibration characteristics of the composite structure.     

静载荷对夹层圆板超谐波共振的影响

研究静载荷作用下夹层圆板的超谐波共振问题．基于Hoff型夹层板理论,给出了静载荷作用下夹层圆板的非线性动力学方程．应用Galerkin法推导了静载荷作用下夹层圆板的轴对称非线性振动方程．运用多尺度法分别对系统的三次超谐波问题和二次超谐波问题进行了求解,并依据Lyapunov稳定性理论得到了系统稳态运动的稳定性判据．通过算例,得到了周边简支约束下夹层圆板三次超谐波共振和二次超谐波共振的幅频响应曲线图、振幅-静载荷响应曲线图、振幅-激励力幅值响应曲线图;研究了不同参数对系统振幅的影响规律,并对解的稳定性进行了分析．     

Principal parametric resonance of axially accelerating rectangular thin plate in magnetic field

Nonlinear parametric vibration and stability is investigated for an axially accelerating rectangular thin plate subjected to parametric excitations resulting from the axial time-varying tension and axial time-varying speed in the magnetic field. Consid- ering geometric nonlinearity, based on the expressions of total kinetic energy, potential energy, and electromagnetic force, the nonlinear magneto-elastic vibration equations of axially moving rectangular thin plate are derived by using the Hamilton principle. Based on displacement mode hypothesis, by using the Galerkin method, the nonlinear para- metric oscillation equation of the axially moving rectangular thin plate with four simply supported edges in the transverse magnetic field is obtained. The nonlinear principal parametric resonance amplitude-frequency equation is further derived by means of the multiple-scale method. The stability of the steady-state solution is also discussed, and the critical condition of stability is determined. As numerical examples for an axially moving rectangular thin plate, the influences of the detuning parameter, axial speed, axial tension, and magnetic induction intensity on the principal parametric resonance behavior are investigated.     

The jump phenomenon effect on the sound absorption of a nonlinear panel absorber and sound transmission loss of a nonlinear panel backed by a cavity

Theoretical analysis of the nonlinear vibration effects on the sound absorption of a panel absorber and sound transmission loss of a panel backed by a rectangular cavity is herein presented. The harmonic balance method is employed to derive a structural acoustic formulation from two-coupled partial differential equations representing the nonlinear structural forced vibration and induced acoustic pressure; one is the well-known von Karman??s plate equation and the other is the homogeneous wave equation. This method has been used in a previous study of nonlinear structural vibration, in which its results agreed well with the elliptic solution. To date, very few classical solutions for this nonlinear structural-acoustic problem have been developed, although there are many for nonlinear plate or linear structural-acoustic problems. Thus, for verification purposes, an approach based on the numerical integration method is also developed to solve the nonlinear structural-acoustic problem. The solutions obtained with the two methods agree well with each other. In the parametric study, the panel displacement amplitude converges with increases in the number of harmonic terms and acoustic and structural modes. The effects of excitation level, cavity depth, boundary condition, and damping factor are also examined. The main findings include the following: (1)?the well-known ??jump phenomenon?? in nonlinear vibration is seen in the sound absorption and transmission loss curves; (2)?the absorption peak and transmission loss dip due to the nonlinear resonance are significantly wider than those in the linear case because of the wider resonant bandwidth; and (3)?nonlinear vibration has the positive effect of widening the absorption bandwidth, but it also degrades the transmission loss at the resonant frequency.     

Nonlinear flutter of a two-dimension thin plate subjected to aerodynamic heating by differential quadrature method

The problem of nonlinear aerothermoelasticity of a two-dimension thin plate in supersonic airflow is examined. The strain-displacement relation of the von Karman＇s large deflection theory is employed to describe the geometric non-linearity and the aerodynamic piston theory is employed to account for the effects of the aerodynamic force. A new method, the differential quadrature method （DQM）, is used to obtain the discrete form of the motion equations. Then the Runge-Kutta numerical method is applied to solve the nonlinear equations and the nonlinear response of the plate is obtained numerically. The results indicate that due to the aerodynamic heating, the plate stability is degenerated, and in a specific region of system parameters the chaos motion occurs, and the route to chaos motion is via doubling-period bifurcations.     

轴向运动导电薄板磁弹性耦合动力学理论模型

针对磁场环境中轴向运动导电薄板的动力学理论建模问题进行研究,得到较为完备的磁弹性耦合振动基本方程及相应的补充关系式。在考虑几何非线性效应下,给出薄板运动的动能、应变能以及外力虚功的表达式。应用哈密顿变分原理,推得磁场中轴向运动薄板的非线性磁弹性耦合振动方程,并得到力和位移满足的边界条件。基于麦克斯威尔电磁场方程,并考虑相应的电磁本构关系和电磁边界条件,推得任意磁场环境中轴向运动导电薄板满足的电动力学方程和所受电磁力表达式。分别针对纵向磁场环境、横向磁场环境、条形板等具体情形,给出了振动方程、电动力学方程和电磁力的简化形式。所得结果,可为此类问题的进一步求解和分析提供理论参考。     

Nonlinear dynamic response of a stiffened plate with four edges clamped under primary resonance excitation

An approach is presented to study the nonlinear forced vibration of a stiffened plate. The stiffened plate is divided into one plate and some stiffeners, with the plate considered to be geometrically nonlinear, and the stiffeners taken as geometrically nonlinear Euler beams. Assuming the displacement of the stiffened plate, Lagrange equation and modal superposition method are used to derive the dynamic equilibrium equations of the stiffened plate according to energy of the system. A stiffened plate with four clamped edges subjected to harmonic excitation is studied by means of the method of multiple scales; the first approximation solutions of the double-modal motion of the system are obtained. Numerical examples for different stiffened plates are presented to discuss the steady response of the primary resonance and the amplitude?Cfrequency relationship; and some nonlinear forced vibration characteristics of the stiffened plate are obtained, which are useful for engineering design.     

Theoretical development and closed-form solution of nonlinear vibrations of a directly excited nanotube-reinforced composite cantilevered beam

The nonlinear equations of motion of planar bending vibration of an inextensible viscoelastic carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced cantilevered beam are derived. The viscoelastic model in this analysis is taken to be the Kelvin–Voigt model. The Hamilton principle is employed to derive the nonlinear equations of motion of the cantilever beam vibrations. The nonlinear part of the equations of motion consists of cubic nonlinearity in inertia, damping, and stiffness terms. In order to study the response of the system, the method of multiple scales is applied to the nonlinear equations of motion. The solution of the equations of motion is derived for the case of primary resonance, considering that the beam is vibrating due to a direct excitation. Using the properties of a CNT-reinforced composite beam prototype, the results for the vibrations of the system are theoretically and experimentally obtained and compared.     

Nonlinear vibration analysis of isotropic plate with inclined part-through surface crack

The four modes of vibration of an isotropic rectangular plate with an inclined crack are investigated. It is assumed that the crack remains continuous and its center is located at the center of the plate. The governing nonlinear equation of the transverse vibration of the plate with the plate boundary conditions being simply-supported on all edges is developed. The multiple scale perturbation method is utilized as the solution procedure to find the steady-state frequency response equations for all the four modes of vibration. The equations for the free and forced vibrations are derived and their frequency responses are presented. A special case of large-scale excitation force has also been considered. The parameter sensitivity analysis for the angle of crack, length of crack and the position of the external applied excitation force is performed. It has been shown that according to the aspect ratio of the plate, the vibration modes can have either nonlinear hardening effect or nonlinear softening behavior.     

Stability of nonlinear periodic vibrations of 3D beams

The geometrically nonlinear periodic vibrations of beams with rectangular cross section under harmonic forces are investigated using a p-version finite element method. The beams vibrate in space; hence they experience longitudinal, torsional, and nonplanar bending deformations. The model is based on Timoshenko’s theory for bending and assumes that, under torsion, the cross section rotates as a rigid body and is free to warp in the longitudinal direction, as in Saint-Venant’s theory. The theory employed is valid for moderate rotations and displacements, and physical phenomena like internal resonances and change of the stability of the solutions can be investigated. Green’s nonlinear strain tensor and Hooke’s law are considered and isotropic and elastic beams are investigated. The equation of motion is derived by the principle of virtual work. The differential equations of motion are converted into a nonlinear algebraic form employing the harmonic balance method, and then solved by the arc-length continuation method. The variation of the amplitude of vibration in space with the excitation frequency of vibration is determined and presented in the form of response curves. The stability of the solution is investigated by Floquet’s theory.     

Thermoelastically coupled axisymmetric nonlinear vibration of shallow spherical and conical shells

The problem of axisymmetric nonlinear vibration for shallow thin spherical and conical shells when temperature and strain fields are coupled is studied. Based on the large deflection theories of yon Ktirrntin and the theory of thermoelusticity, the whole governing equations and their simplified type are derived. The time-spatial variables are separated by Galerkin ‘ s technique, thus reducing the governing equations to a system of time-dependent nonlinear ordinary differential equation. By means of regular perturbation method and multiple-scales method, the first-order approximate analytical solution for characteristic relation of frequency vs amplitude parameters along with the decay rate of amplitude are obtained, and the effects of different geometric parameters and coupling factors us well us boundary conditions on thermoelustically coupled nonlinear vibration behaviors are discussed.     

Double plate system with a discontinuity in the elastic bonding layer

The double plate system with a discontinuity in the elastic bonding layer of Winker type is studied in this paper. When the discontinuity is small, it can be taken as an interface crack between the bi-materials or two bodies (plates or beams). By comparison between the number of multifrequencies of analytical solutions of the double plate system free transversal vibrations for the case when the system is with and without discontinuity in elastic layer we obtain a theory for experimental vibration method for identification of the presence of an interface crack in the double plate system. The analytical analysis of free transversal vibrations of an elastically connected double plate systems with discontinuity in the elastic layer of Winkler type is presented. The analytical solutions of the coupled partial differential equations for dynamical free and forced vibration processes are obtained by using method of Bernoulli’s particular integral and Lagrange’s method of variation constants. It is shown that one mode vibration corresponds an infinite or finite multi-frequency regime for free and forced vibrations induced by initial conditions and one-frequency or corresponding number of multi-frequency regime depending on external excitations. It is shown for every shape of vibrations. The analytical solutions show that the discontinuity affects the appearance of multi-frequency regime of time function corresponding to one eigen amplitude function of one mode, and also that time functions of different vibration basic modes are coupled. From final expression we can separate the new generalized eigen amplitude functions with corresponding time eigen functions of one frequency and multi-frequency regime of vibrations. The English text was polished by Keren Wang.     

轴向移动局部浸液单向板的1:3内共振分析

考虑单向板的轴向速度、轴向张力、流固耦合作用以及阻尼等因素, 基于由 von Kármán薄板大挠度方程得到的轴向移动局部浸液单向板的非线性振动方程, 研究了外激励作用下单向板在1:3内共振情况时的非线性振动特性. 首先利用Galerkin法对非线性振动方程离散化, 然后分别应用数值法和近似解析法对离散后模态方程组进行求解, 获得了系统内共振情况下复杂的幅频特性曲线, 并讨论了周期解的稳定性. 最后研究了1:3内共振系统平均方程组的运动分岔现象.