Chaotic and bifurcation dynamics of a simply-supported thermo-elastic circular plate with variable thickness in large deflection

This paper presents the conditions that can possibly lead to chaotic motion and bifurcation behavior for a simply-supported large deflection thermo-elastic circular plate with variable thickness by utilizing the criteria of fractal dimensions, maximum Lyapunov exponents and bifurcation diagrams. The governing partial differential equation of the simply supported thermo-elastic circular plate with variable thickness is first derived by means of Galerkin method. Several different features including Fourier spectra, phase plot, Poincar’e map and bifurcation diagrams are numerically computed. These features are used to characterize the dynamic behavior of the plate subjected to various excitations of lateral loads and thermal loads. Numerical examples are presented to verify the conditions that lead to chaotic motion and the effectiveness of the proposed modeling approach. Numerical modeling results indicate that large deflection motion of a thermo-elastic circular plate with variable thickness possesses chaotic motions and bifurcation motion under different lateral loads and thermal loads. The simulation results also indicate that the periodic motion of a circular plate can be obtained for the convex or the concave circular plate. The dynamic motion of the circular plate is periodic for the cases including (1) the lateral loading frequency is within a specific range, (2) thermal and lateral loadings are operated in a specific range and (3) the thickness parameter is less than a specific critical value for the convex circular plate or greater than a specific critical value for the concave circular plate. The modeling results show that the proposed method can be employed to predict the non-linear dynamics of any large deflection circular plate with variable thickness.     

大挠度板混沌运动的双模态分析

研究了大挠度矩形薄板受迫振动时的混沌运动,导出了矩形薄板的非线性控制方程;利用Galerkin原理,将其化为二自由度的常微分方程组,从理论上证明了在讨论其混沌运动时可以归结为一个单模态问题;利用Melnikov函数法给出了发生混沌运动的临界条件,揭示出在此类新的非线性动力系统中,同样存在着发生混沌的可能.     

Using finite difference and differential transformation method to analyze of large deflections of orthotropic rectangular plate problem

This paper analyses the large deflections of an orthotropic rectangular clamped and simply supported thin plate. A hybrid method which combines the finite difference method and the differential transformation method is employed to reduce the partial differential equations describing the large deflections of the orthotropic plate to a set of algebraic equations. The simulation results indicate that significant errors are present in the numerical results obtained for the deflections of the orthotropic plate in the transient state when a step force is applied. The magnitude of the numerical error is found to reduce, and the deflection of the orthotropic plate to converge, as the number of sub-domains considered in the solution procedure increases. The deflection of the simply supported orthotropic plate is great than the clamped orthotropic plate. The current modeling results confirm the applicability of the proposed hybrid method to the solution of the large deflections of a rectangular orthotropic plate.     

Chaotic and bifurcation dynamic behavior of a simply supported rectangular orthotropic plate with thermo-mechanical coupling

This paper presents a novel analytical approach utilizing fractal dimension criteria and the maximum Lyapunov exponent to characterize the conditions which can potentially lead to the chaotic motion of a simply supported thermo-mechanically coupled orthotropic rectangular plate undergoing large deflections. The study commences by deriving the governing partial differential equations of the rectangular plate, and then applies the Galerkin method to simplify these equations to a set of three ordinary differential equations. The associated power spectra, phase plots, Poincaré map, maximum Lyapunov exponents, and fractal and bifurcation diagrams are computed numerically. These features are used to characterize the dynamic behavior of the orthotropic rectangular plate under various excitation conditions. The maximum Lyapunov exponents and the correlation dimensions method indicate that chaotic motion of the orthotropic plate occurs at η₁ = 1.0, , and for an external force of . The application of an external in-plane force of magnitude causes the orthotropic plate to perform bifurcation motion. Furthermore, when , aperiodic motion of the plate is observed. Hence, the dynamic motion of a thermo-mechanically coupled orthotropic rectangular plate undergoing large deflections can be controlled and manipulated to achieve periodic motion through an appropriate specification of the system parameters and loads.     

修正多重尺度法在圆薄板大挠度弯曲问题中的应用及其渐近性研究(Ⅰ)

本文应用修正多重尺度法研究圆板在铰链和简单支承条件下的大挠度弯曲。作出其级数解,分析其边界层效应和证明其渐近性。     

Buckling mode localization in rib-stiffened plates with misplaced stiffeners – Kantorovich approach

Buckling mode localization in rib-stiffened plates with randomly misplaced stiffeners is studied in this paper. The method of Kantorovich on reducing a partial differential equation to a system of ordinary differential equations is employed to obtain the deflection surface of the rib-stiffened plates under axial compressive load. The edges of the plates normal to the stiffeners can be either simply supported or clamped. The solutions of the deflection surface are then expressed in the form of transfer matrices. The expressions of the solutions obtained for the case of one edge simply supported and one edge clamped and the case of two edges clamped are similar to those for the case of two edges simply supported. When the two edges are simply supported, the method of Kantorovich yields the exact results. Localization factors, which characterize the average exponential rates of growth or decay of amplitudes of deflection, are determined using the method of transfer matrix. The method of Kantorovich is a general approximate method, which is applicable for various support conditions.     

Exact solution for Transient bending of a circular plate integrated with piezoelectric layers

This paper presents the exact, explicit solution for the transient motion of a circular plate surface bonded by two piezoelectric layers, based on Kirchhoff plate model. The distribution of eclectic potential along the thickness direction is simulated by a quadratic function so that the Maxwell static electricity equation is satisfied. The piezoelectric layers are electrically grounded over the edge and electrodes at the two surfaces of the piezoelectric layers are shortly connected. The differential equations of motion are solved for simply supported and clamped boundary conditions. The solutions are expressed by elementary Bessel functions and obtained via exact inverse Laplace transform.     

A revisit to the bending problem of a thin elliptic aelotropic plate with simply supported edge and uniform lateral load

The complex solution method of Okubo for the deflection of a thin circular aelotropic plate with simply supported edge and uniform lateral load was extended to an elliptic plate by Ohasi. In his work however several inconsistencies appear, of which at least one disqualifies a central part. From a revisit to the works of Okubo and Ohasi a new solution for the deflection of a thin elliptic aelotropic plate with simply supported edge and uniform lateral load emerged. The solution is a generalisation of Okubo’s solution and is valid for any angle between material and geometric principal axes. Previously known solutions, including those for circular plates, are reproduced as special cases of the new solution and results of numerical calculations in new situations appear reasonable.     

A revisit to the bending problem of a thin elliptic aelotropic plate with simply supported edge and uniform lateral load

The complex solution method of Okubo for the deflection of a thin circular aelotropic plate with simply supported edge and uniform lateral load was extended to an elliptic plate by Ohasi. In his work however several inconsistencies appear, of which at least one disqualifies a central part. From a revisit to the works of Okubo and Ohasi a new solution for the deflection of a thin elliptic aelotropic plate with simply supported edge and uniform lateral load emerged. The solution is a generalisation of Okubo’s solution and is valid for any angle between material and geometric principal axes. Previously known solutions, including those for circular plates, are reproduced as special cases of the new solution and results of numerical calculations in new situations appear reasonable.     

On the optimal design of plates for a given deflection

The optimum design problem of an elastic plate for a given deflection is considered. The design variable is chosen to be the thickness of the plate. Using the principle of stationary mutual potential energy first introduced by Shield and Prager, a sufficient optimality condition (which makes the volume stationary) is derived for plates under bending caused by general loading conditions. As an example, the optimum profile of a simply supported circular plate under a given rotationally symmetric loading is obtained.     

The extended Melnikov method for non-autonomous nonlinear dynamical systems and application to multi-pulse chaotic dynamics of a buckled thin plate

The extended Melnikov method, which was used to solve autonomous perturbed Hamiltonian systems, is improved to deal with high-dimensional non-autonomous nonlinear dynamical systems. The multi-pulse Shilnikov type chaotic dynamics of a parametrically and externally excited, simply supported rectangular thin plate is studied by using the extended Melnikov method. A two-degree-of-freedom non-autonomous nonlinear system of the rectangular thin plate is derived by the von Karman type equation and the Galerkin approach. The case of buckling is considered for the rectangular thin plate. The extended Melnikov method is directly applied to the non-autonomous governing equations of motion to investigate multi-pulse Shilnikov type chaotic motions of the buckled rectangular thin plate for the first time. The results obtained here indicate that multi-pulse chaotic motions can occur in the parametrically and externally excited, simply supported buckled rectangular thin plate.     

A comparison of strain gradient theories with applications to the functionally graded circular micro-plate

The strain gradient theory of Zhou et al. is re-expressed in a more direct form and the differences with other strain gradient theories are investigated by an application on static and dynamic analyses of FGM circular micro-plate. To facilitate the modeling, the strain gradient theory of Zhou et al. is re-expressed in cylindrical coordinates, and then the governing equation, boundary conditions and initial condition for circular plate are derived with the help of the Hamilton's principle. The present model can degenerate into other models based on the strain gradient theory of Lam et al., the couple stress theory, the modified couple stress theory or even the classical theory, respectively. The static bending and free vibration problems of a simply supported circular plate are solved. The results indicate that the consideration of strain gradients results in an increase in plate stiffness, and leads to a reduction of deflection and an increase in natural frequency. Compared with the reduced models, the present model can predict a stronger size effect since the contribution from all strain gradient components is considered, and the differences of results from all these models are diminishing when the plate thickness is far greater than the material length-sale parameter.     

On the surface viscosity at the boundary between phases

The equations of motion of the interphase boundary are considered. It is shown that the conditions at the surface separating the phases obtained in /1, 2/ by different methods, are identical. The study of the dynamics of the fluid-fluid interface was initiated by Bussinesq /3/ who postulated a linear relationship between the surface stress tensor T_β and the strain rate tensor S_β, assigning two viscosity coefficients to the surface, the dilatation coefficient k (the analog of volume viscosity) and the two-dimensional shear viscosity . In the three-dimensional coordinate system two of whose axes u¹ and usu2 coincide with the axes of any coordinate system at the surface and whose third axis u³ is perpendicular to the surface, his results have the form Tβ = [γ + (k - )θ]a_β + S_β , θ = a^βS_β, V_{, β} = r_{. β} — v_sb_β,      

非线性热弹耦合椭圆板的混沌运动

计及几何非线性大挠度效应和温度效应的影响,导出了椭圆板周期激励作用下热弹耦合的非线性动力方程,利用Melnikov函数法给出了系统发生混沌运动的临界条件,结合Poincaré映射、相平面轨迹和时程曲线进行数值分析,并对系统通向混沌的道路进行了讨论,从中得到了一些有益的结论.     

Analytical solutions of refined plate theory for bending,buckling and vibration analyses of thick plates

Analytical solutions for bending, buckling, and vibration analyses of thick rectangular plates with various boundary conditions are presented using two variable refined plate theory. The theory accounts for parabolic variation of transverse shear stress through the thickness of the plate without using shear correction factor. In addition, it contains only two unknowns and has strong similarities with the classical plate theory in many aspects such as equations of motion, boundary conditions, and stress resultant expressions. Equations of motion are derived from Hamilton’s principle. Closed-form solutions of deflection, buckling load, and natural frequency are obtained for rectangular plates with two opposite edges simply supported and the other two edges having arbitrary boundary conditions. Comparison studies are presented to verify the validity of present solutions. It is found that the deflection, stress, buckling load, and natural frequency obtained by the present theory match well with those obtained by the first-order and third-order shear deformation theories.     

Chaos control for the plates subjected to subsonic flow

The suppression of chaotic motion in viscoelastic plates driven by external subsonic air flow is studied. Nonlinear oscillation of the plate is modeled by the von-Kármán plate theory. The fluid-solid interaction is taken into account. Galerkin’s approach is employed to transform the partial differential equations of the system into the time domain. The corresponding homoclinic orbits of the unperturbed Hamiltonian system are obtained. In order to study the chaotic behavior of the plate, Melnikov’s integral is analytically applied and the threshold of the excitation amplitude and frequency for the occurrence of chaos is presented. It is found that adding a parametric perturbation to the system in terms of an excitation with the same frequency of the external force can lead to eliminate chaos. Variations of the Lyapunov exponent and bifurcation diagrams are provided to analyze the chaotic and periodic responses. Two perturbation-based control strategies are proposed. In the first scenario, the amplitude of control forces reads a constant value that should be precisely determined. In the second strategy, this amplitude can be proportional to the deflection of the plate. The performance of each controller is investigated and it is found that the second scenario would be more efficient.     

几种典型板考虑初始荷载效应的基频近似解

基于两组板考虑初始荷载效应的动力控制微分方程:一般形式的动力控制微分方程和极坐标形式的动力控制微分方程,运用Galerkin（伽辽金)法求解得到了简支矩形板、固支矩形板、简支等边三角形板、固支椭圆形板、简支圆形板和固支圆形板6种典型板考虑初始荷载效应的自由振动基频（第一阶频率）近似解．通过与相关文献提出的有限元法计算结果对比,验证了公式的正确性．基频近似解表达式简单明了,物理意义明确,清楚地说明了初始荷载及相关因素对板自由振动基频的影响,直观地说明了板的初始荷载效应这一概念．计算分析表明:初始荷载的存在增加了板的弯曲刚度,提高了板的自振频率．这种初始荷载效应对频率的影响主要受初始荷载大小、跨厚比及边界条件等因素的影响．在计算分析和设计中应考虑并重视这种初始荷载效应对板计算分析带来的影响.     

Semiintegrable almost Grassmann structures

In the present paper we study locally semiflat (we also call them semiintegrable) almost Grassmann structures. We establish necessary and sufficient conditions for an almost Grassmann structure to be - or β-semiintegrable. These conditions are expressed in terms of the fundamental tensors of almost Grassmann structures. Since we are not able to prove the existence of locally semiflat almost Grassmann structures in the general case, we give many examples of - and β-semiintegrable structures, mostly four-dimensional. For all examples we find systems of differential equations of the families of integral submanifolds V and V_β of the distributions Δ and Δ_β of plane elements associated with an almost Grassmann structure. For some examples we were able to integrate these systems and find closed form equations of submanifolds V and V_β.     

Weak convergence to the multiple Stratonovich integral

We have considered the problem of the weak convergence, as tends to zero, of the multiple integral processes

in the space , where fL²([0,T]ⁿ) is a given function, and {η(t)}_>0 is a family of stochastic processes with absolutely continuous paths that converges weakly to the Brownian motion. In view of the known results when n2 and f(t₁,…,t_n)=1_{t1<t2<<tn}, we cannot expect that these multiple integrals converge to the multiple Itô–Wiener integral of f, because the quadratic variations of the η are null. We have obtained the existence of the limit for any {η}, when f is given by a multimeasure, and under some conditions on {η} when f is a continuous function and when f(t₁,…,t_n)=f₁(t₁)f_n(t_n)1_{t1<t2<<tn}, with f_iL²([0,T]) for any i=1,…,n. In all these cases the limit process is the multiple Stratonovich integral of the function f.     

Bifurcation and chaos of thin circular functionally graded plate in thermal environment

A ceramic/metal functionally graded circular plate under one-term and two-term transversal excitations in the thermal environment is investigated, respectively. The effects of geometric nonlinearity and temperature-dependent material properties are both taken into account. The material properties of the functionally graded plate are assumed to vary continuously through the thickness, according to a power law distribution of the volume fraction of the constituents. Using the principle of virtual work, the nonlinear partial differential equations of FGM plate subjected to transverse harmonic forcing excitation and thermal load are derived. For the circular plate with clamped immovable edge, the Duffing nonlinear forced vibration equation is deduced using Galerkin method. The criteria for existence of chaos under one-term and two-term periodic perturbations are given with Melnikov method. Numerical simulations are carried out to plot the bifurcation curves for the homolinic orbits. Effects of the material volume fraction index and temperature on the criterions are discussed and the existences of chaos are validated by plotting phase portraits, Poincare maps. Also, the bifurcation diagrams and corresponding maximum Lyapunov exponents are plotted. It was found that periodic, multiple periodic solutions and chaotic motions exist for the FGM plate under certain conditions.