Cavity formation and singular periodic oscillations in isotropic incompressible hyperelastic materials

In this paper, a dynamical problem is considered for an incompressible hyperelastic solid sphere composed of the classical isotropic neo-Hookean material, where the sphere is subjected to a class of periodic step radial tensile loads on its surface. A second-order non-linear ordinary differential equation that describes cavity formation and motion is proposed. The qualitative properties of the solutions of the equation are examined. Correspondingly, under a prescribed constant dead-load, it is proved that a cavity forms in the sphere as the dead-load exceeds a certain critical value and the motion of the formed cavity presents a class of singular periodic oscillations. Under periodic step loads, the existence conditions for periodic oscillation of the formed cavity are determined by using the phase diagrams of the motion equation of cavity. In each section, numerical examples are also carried out.     

NONLINEAR DYNAMICS OF AXIALLY ACCELERATING VISCOELASTIC BEAMS BASED ON DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE

This paper investigates nonlinear dynamical behaviors in transverse motion of an axially accelerating viscoelastic beam via the differential quadrature method. The governing equation, a nonlinear partial-differential equation, is derived from the viscoelastic constitution relation using the material derivative. The differential quadrature scheme is developed to solve numerically the governing equation. Based on the numerical solutions, the nonlinear dynamical behaviors are identified by use of the Poincare map and the phase portrait. The bifurcation diagrams are presented in the case that the mean axial speed and the amplitude of the speed fluctuation are respectively varied while other parameters are fixed. The Lyapunov exponent and the initial value sensitivity of the different points of the beam, calculated from the time series based on the numerical solutions, are used to indicate periodic motions or chaotic motions occurring in the transverse motion of the axially accelerating viscoelastic beam.     

Averaging method for the solution of non-linear differential equations with periodic non-harmonic solutions

While Krylov and Bogolyubov used harmonic functions in their averaging method for the approximate solution of weakly non-linear differential equations with oscillatory solution, we apply a similar averaging technique using Jacobi elliptic functions. These functions are also periodic and are exact solutions of strongly non-linear differential equations. The method is used to solve non-linear differential equations with linear and non-linear small dissipative terms and/or with time dependent parameters. It is also shown that quite general dissipative terms can be transformed into time-dependent parameters. As a special example, the Langevin (collisional) equation of motion of electrons in a neutralizing ion background under the influence of a time and space-dependent electric field is presented. The method may also be used for non-linear control theory, dynamic and parametric stabilization of non-linear oscillations in plasma physics, etc.     

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS IN INCOMPRESSIBLE HYPERELASTIC CYLINDRICAL MEMBRANES

In this paper, the dynamic characteristics are examined for a cylindrical membrane composed of a transversely isotropic incompressible hyperelastic material under an applied uniform radial constant pressure at its inner surface. A second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation that approximately describes the radial oscillation of the inner surface of the membrane with respect to time is obtained. Some interesting conclusions are proposed for different materials, such as the neo-Hookean material, the Mooney-Rivlin material and the Rivlin-Saunders material. Firstly, the bifurcation conditions depending on the material parameters and the pressure loads are determined. Secondly, the conditions of periodic motion are presented in detail for membranes composed of different materials. Meanwhile, numerical simulations are also provided.     

DYNAMICAL FORMATION OF CAVITY FOR COMPOSED THERMAL HYPERELASTIC SPHERES IN NONUNIFORM TEMPERATURE FIELDS

Dynamical formation and growth of cavity in a sphere composed of two incompressible thermal-hyperelastic Gent-Thomas materials were discussed under the case of a non-uniform temperature field and the surface dead loading. The mathematical model was first presented based on the dynamical theory of finite deformations. An exact differential relation between the void radius and surface load was obtained by using the variable transformation method. By numerical computation, critical loads and cavitation growth curves were obtained for different temperatures. The influence of the temperature and material parameters of the composed sphere on the void formation and growth was considered and compared with those for static analysis. The results show that the cavity occurs suddenly with a finite radius and its evolvement with time displays a non-linear periodic vibration and that the critical load decreases with the increase of temperature and also the dynamical critical load is lower than the static critical load under the same conditions.     

Non-linear dynamics of a flexible single link Cartesian manipulator

The present work deals with the non-linear vibration of a harmonically excited single link roller-supported flexible Cartesian manipulator with a payload. The governing equation of motion of this system is developed using extended Hamilton's principle, which is reduced to the second-order temporal differential equation of motion, by using generalized Galerkin's method. This equation of motion contains both cubic non-linearities of geometric and inertial type in addition to linear forced and non-linear parametric excitation terms. Method of multiple scales is used to solve this non-linear equation and study the stability and bifurcations of the system. Influence of amplitude of the base excitation and mass ratio on the steady state response of the system is investigated for both simple and subharmonic resonance conditions. Critical bifurcation points are determined from the fixed-point responses and periodic, quasi-periodic responses are also found for different system parameters. The results obtained using the perturbation analysis are compared with the previously published experimental work and are found to be in good agreement. This work will be useful for the designer of a flexible manipulator.     

Nonlinear travelling waves in a hyperelastic rod composed of a compressible Mooney-Rivlin material

In this paper, we study strongly nonlinear axisymmetric waves in a circular cylindrical rod composed of a compressible Mooney-Rivlin material. To consider the travelling wave solutions for the governing partial differential system, we first reduce it to a nonlinear ordinary differential equation. By using the bifurcation theory of planar dynamical systems, we show that the reduced system has seven periodic annuluses with different boundaries which depend on four parameters. We further consider the bifurcation behavior of the phase portraits for the reduced one-parameter vector fields when other three parameters are fixed. Corresponding to seven different periodic annuluses, we obtain seven types of travelling wave solutions, including solitary waves of radial contraction, solitary waves of radial expansion, solitary shock waves of radial contraction, solitary shock waves of radial expansion, periodic waves and two types of periodic shock waves. These are physically acceptable solutions by the governing partial differential system. The rigorous parameter conditions for the existence of these waves are given.     

幂强化材料和超弹性材料组合球体中孔穴的动态生成

在简单加载条件下,研究幂强化材料和超弹性材料组合球体中的动态孔穴生成和增长问题,首先在有限变形动力学的框架下建立了相应的非线性数学模型,得到了应力的表达式,利用变量变换的方法求得了外加载荷和孔穴半径之间的一个精确的微分关系式,证明了当突加载荷超过其临界值时,球体内部有孔穴的突然生成,并随时间呈现非线性的周期振动．通过数值计算,分析了材料参数和球体的半径比对孔穴生成和增长的影响,并与相应的静态结果进行了比较．结果发现,惯性力的影响降低孔穴生成的临界载荷,而且材料的塑性对孔穴生成和增长有明显的影响．     

Non-linear oscillations of a rotor-magnetic bearing system under superharmonic resonance conditions

The effect of non-linear magnetic forces on the non-linear response of the shaft is examined for the case of superharmonic resonance in this paper. It is shown that the steady-state superharmonic periodic solutions lose their stability by either saddle-node or Hopf bifurcations. The system exhibits many typical characteristics of the behavior of non-linear dynamical systems such as multiple coexisting solutions, jump phenomenon, and sensitive dependence on initial conditions. The effects of the feedback gains and imbalance eccentricity on the non-linear response of the system are studied. Finally, numerical simulations are performed to verify the analytical predictions.     

Construction of the stationary probability density for a family of SDOF strongly non-linear stochastic second-order dynamical systems

In this paper, a new procedure is proposed to construct the stationary probability density for a family of the single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) strongly non-linear stochastic second-order dynamical systems subjected to parametric and/or external Gaussian white noises. First of all, the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov (FPK) equation associated with the original Itô stochastic differential equation is replaced by the equivalent FPK equation by adding arbitrary anti-symmetric diffusion coefficient. Then, a family of invariant measures depending on the arbitrary anti-symmetric diffusion coefficient and another arbitrary function is constructed by vanishing the probability flows in two directions. Finally, the drift vector associated with a family of Itô stochastic differential equations is deduced by giving, a priori, these two arbitrary functions. It is shown that the known invariant measures dependent on energy are only the special cases of invariant measures presented in this paper, while some other classes of invariant measures are independent of energy. Thus, the invariant measures constructed in this paper are those belonging to the most general class of the SDOF strongly non-linear stochastic second-order dynamical systems so far.     

Dynamical response of hyper-elastic cylindrical shells under periodic load

Dynamical responses, such as motion and destruction of hyper-elastic cylindrical shells subject to periodic or suddenly applied constant load on the inner surface, are studied within a framework of finite elasto-dynamics. By numerical computation and dynamic qualitative analysis of the nonlinear differential equation, it is shown that there exists a certain critical value for the internal load describing motion of the inner surface of the shell. Motion of the shell is nonlinear periodic or quasi-periodic oscillation when the average load of the periodic load or the constant load is less than its critical value. However, the shell will be destroyed when the load exceeds the critical value. Solution to the static equilibrium problem is a fixed point for the dynamical response of the corresponding system under a suddenly applied constant load. The property of fixed point is related to the property of the dynamical solution and motion of the shell. The effects of thickness and load parameters on the critical value and oscillation of the shell are discussed.     

Harmonic non-linear response of beck's column to a lateral excitation

The non-linear response of a column with a follower force (Beck's column) subjected to a distributed periodic lateral excitation, or to a support excitation, is determined. An analytical solution for the response amplitude in terms of the loading and system parameters is obtained by a perturbation analysis of the differential equations of motion. Non-linear inertia and non-linear curvature terms are taken into account in the formulation of the differential equations.     

Hydrodynamic Interaction Between a Slightly Distorted Sphere and a Fixed Sphere

The planar motion of a slightly distorted sphere around a fixed sphere in an unbounded fluid is investigated by a perturbation approach. An approximate velocity potential is derived in terms of sets of singularities by using the successive potential method. In a relative coordinate system moving with the uniform stream, the kinetic energy of the fluid is expressed as a function of 15 added masses. Approximate analytical solutions of added masses in series form are obtained and applied to determine the trajectories of the slightly distorted sphere around a fixed sphere. The hydrodynamic interaction between two bodies is computed based on the dynamical equations of motion. It is found that the presence of a sphere generates an effect on the planar motion of the slightly distorted sphere and the initial configuration of the slightly distorted sphere has a decisive influence on the development of its subsequent rotational motion. Received 24 August 2000 and accepted 8 February 2001     

黏弹性传动带1:3内共振时的周期和混沌运动

研究了参数激励作用下黏弹性传动带在1:3内共振时的周期解分岔和混沌动力学. 同时考虑传动带的线性外阻尼因素和材料内阻尼因素. 首先建立了具有线性外阻尼情况下的黏弹性传动带平面运动时的非线性动力学方程, 黏弹性材料的本构关系用Kelvin模型描述. 然后考虑黏弹性传动带的横向振动问题, 利用多尺度法和Galerkin离散法得到黏弹性传动带系统在1:3内共振时的平均方程. 最后利用数值模拟方法研究了黏弹性传动带系统的周期振动和混沌动力学, 得到了系统在不同参数下的混沌运动. 数值模拟结果说明黏弹性传动带系统存在周期分岔, 概周期运动及混沌运动.     

Non-linear vibration of a single link viscoelastic Cartesian manipulator

In this present work, the non-linear behavior of a single-link flexible visco-elastic Cartesian manipulator is studied. The temporal equation of motion with complex coefficients of the system is obtained by using D’Alembert's principle and generalized Galarkin method. The temporal equation of motion contains non-linear geometric and inertia terms with forced and non-linear parametric excitations. It may also be found that linear and non-linear damping terms originated from the geometry of the large deformation of the system exist in this equation of motion. Method of multiple scales is used to determine the approximate solution of the complex temporal equation of motion and to study the stability and bifurcation of the system. The response obtained using method of multiple scales are compared with those obtained by numerically solving the temporal equation of motion and are found to be in good agreement. The response curves obtained using viscoelastic beams are compared with those obtained from a linear Kelvin-Voigt model and also with an equivalent elastic beam. The effect of the material loss factor, amplitude of base excitation, and mass ratio on the steady state responses for both simple and subharmonic resonance conditions are investigated.     

A field method and its application to the theory of vibrations

The problem of integration of the differential equations of motion of a nonconservative dynamical system is replaced by an equivalent problem of finding a complete integral of a quasi-linear partial differential equation of the first order. In the second part, these complete integrals are combined with the two time scales perturbation method in the study of non-linear oscillatory motions.     

Nonlinear vibration of slightly curved pipe with conveying pulsating fluid

The nonlinear governing motion equation of slightly curved pipe with conveying pulsating fluid is set up by Hamilton’s principle. The motion equation is discretized into a set of low dimensional system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations by the Galerkin method. Linear analysis of system is performed upon this set of equations. The effect of amplitude of initial deflection and flow velocity on linear dynamic of system is analyzed. Curves of the resonance responses about \(\varOmega \approx {\omega _\mathrm{{1}}}\) and \(\varOmega \approx \mathrm{{2}}{\omega _\mathrm{{1}}}\) are performed by means of the pseudo-arclength continuation technique. The global nonlinear dynamic of system is analyzed by establishing the bifurcation diagrams. The dynamical behaviors are identified by the phase diagram and Poincare maps. The periodic motion, chaotic motion and quasi-periodic motion are found in this system.     

Cavity Formation And Its Vibration for A Class of Generalized Incompressible Hyper-Elastic Materials

The problem of radial symmetric motion for a solid sphere composed of a class of generalized incompressible neo-Hookean materials, subjected to a suddenly applied surface tensile dead load, is examined.The analytic solutions for this problem and t…     

Rain-wind-induced vibrations of a simple oscillator

In this paper a relatively simple mechanical oscillator which may be used to study rain-wind-induced vibrations of stay cables of cable-stayed bridges is considered. In recent publications, mention is made of vibrations of (inclined) stay cables which are excited by a wind field containing rain drops. The rain drops that hit the cables generate a rivulet on the surface of the cable. The presence of flowing water on the cable changes the cross section of the cable experienced by the wind field. A symmetric flow pattern around the cable with circular cross section may become asymmetric due to the presence of the rivulet and may consequently induce a lift force as a mechanism for vibration. During the motion of the cable the position of rivulet(s) may vary as the motion of the cable induces an additional varying aerodynamic force perpendicular to the direction of the wind field. It seems not too easy to model this phenomenon, several author state that there is no model available yet.The idea to model this problem is to consider a horizontal cylinder supported by springs in such a way that only one degree of freedom, i.e. vertical vibration is possible. We consider a ridge on the surface of the cylinder parallel to the axis of the cylinder. Additionally, let the cylinder with ridge be able to oscillate, with small amplitude, around the axis such that the oscillations are excited by an external force.It may be clear that the small amplitude oscillations of the cylinder and hence of the ridge induce a varying lift and drag force. In this approach it is assumed that the motion of the ridge models the dynamics of the rivulet(s) on the cable. By using a quasi-steady approach to model the aerodynamic forces, one arrives at a non-linear second-order equation displaying three different kinds of excitation mechanisms: self-excitation, parametric excitation and ordinary forcing. The first results of the analysis of the equation of motion show that even in a linear approximation for certain values of the parameters involved, stable periodic motions are possible. In the relevant cases where in linear approximation unstable periodic motions are found, results of an analysis of the non-linear equation are presented.     

ANALYSIS OF BREATHER STATE IN THIN BAR BY USING COLLECTIVE COORDINATE

Considering Peierls-Nabarro (P-N) force and viscous effect of material, the dynamic behavior of one-dimensional infinite metallic thin bar subjected to axially periodic load is investigated. Governing equation, which is sine-Gordon type equation, is derived. By means of collective-coordinates, the partial equation can be reduced to ordinary differential dynamical system to describe motion of breather. Nonlinear dynamic analysis shows that the amplitude and frequency of P-N force would influence positions of hyperbolic saddle points and change subharmonic bifurcation point, while the path to chaos through odd subharmonic bifurcations remains. Several examples are taken to indicate the effects of amplitude and period of P-N force on the dynamical response of the bar. The simulation states that the area of chaos is half-infinite. This area increases along with enhancement of the amplitude of P-N force. And the frequency of P-N force has similar influence on the system.