The effect of material properties on the radiation of impact sound from cylinders

A number of studies have investigated engineering methods of reducing forge-hammer noise by means of enclosure, blow reduction and external application of damping materials. Another alternative, in which parts and units are manufactured from metals with high internal damping, has yet to be fully investigated. In a theoretical and experimental study of sound radiation from cylindrical samples, candidate hammer materials are evaluated for potential reduction of radiated energy and energy spectrum. It is shown that the quantity of radiated sound is strongly dependent on the stiffness and damping properties of the candidate tool-steel, forged-iron and cast-iron samples. The rate of attenuation of sound radiation is also shown to be affected in a predictable manner from the (tabulated) properties of the metals.     

The influence of fiber length and fiber orientation on damping and stiffness of polymer composite materials

This paper describes the theoretical analysis, the experimental results and the curve-fitting of the analytical model to the experimental results on the influence of fiber length and fiber orientation on damping and stiffness of polymer-composite materials. The experimental results show that, as predicted, very low fiber aspect ratios are required to produce significant improvements in damping. Measurements and predictions also indicate that the control of lamina orientation in a continuous fiber-reinforced laminate may be a better approach to the improvement of damping than the control of the fiber aspect ratio. Paper was presented at 1985 SEM Spring Conference on Experimental Mechanics held in Las Vegas, NV on June 9–14, 1985.     

Identification of viscoelastic characteristics of composite materials on the basis of results of an experimental and theoretical analysis of the dynamic behavior of hemispherical shells

A method is proposed for determining the stiffness and rheological characteristics of composite materials, which is based on minimizing the disagreement between experimental data and results of numerical simulations of deformation of hemispherical shells under explosive loading. The damping characteristics of randomly reinforced polymer materials are analyzed with the use of this method. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 126–133, May–June, 2006.     

Instability analysis of nonlinear surface waves in a circular cylindrical container subjected to a vertical excitation

Singular perturbation theory of two-time scale expansions was developed both in inviscid and weak viscous fluids to investigate the motion of single surface standing wave in a liquid-filled circular cylindrical vessel, which is subject to a vertical periodical oscillation. Firstly, it is assumed that the fluid in the circular cylindrical vessel is inviscid, incompressible and the motion is irrotational, a nonlinear evolution equation of slowly varying complex amplitude, which incorporates cubic nonlinear term, external excitation and the influence of surface tension, was derived from solvability condition of high-order approximation. It shows that when forced frequency is low, the effect of surface tension on mode selection of surface wave is not important. However, when forced frequency is high, the influence of surface tension is significant, and can not be neglected. This proved that the surface tension has the function, which causes free surface returning to equilibrium location. Theoretical results much close to experimental results when the surface tension is considered. In fact, the damping will appear in actual physical system due to dissipation of viscosity of fluid. Based upon weakly viscous fluids assumption, the fluid field was divided into an outer potential flow region and an inner boundary layer region. A linear amplitude equation of slowly varying complex amplitude, which incorporates damping term and external excitation, was derived from linearized Navier–Stokes equation. The analytical expression of damping coefficient was determined and the relation between damping and other related parameters (such as viscosity, forced amplitude and depth of fluid) was presented. The nonlinear amplitude equation and a dispersion, which had been derived from the inviscid fluid approximation, were modified by adding linear damping. It was found that the modified results much reasonably close to experimental results. Moreover, the influence both of the surface tension and the weak viscosity on the mode formation was described by comparing theoretical and experimental results. The results show that when the forcing frequency is low, the viscosity of the fluid is prominent for the mode selection. However, when the forcing frequency is high, the surface tension of the fluid is prominent. Finally, instability of the surface wave is analyzed and properties of the solutions of the modified amplitude equation are determined together with phase-plane trajectories. A necessary condition of forming stable surface wave is obtained and unstable regions are illustrated.     

橡胶弹性支座动态承载特性及其影响因素分析

基于复刚度理论,采用正交实验法,对风力发电机橡胶弹性支座进行动态性能实验,研究载荷频率、载荷幅值、预载荷诸因素对弹性支座动态性能的影响规律. 实验结果表明,橡胶材料的动态性能与载荷频率和幅值具有显著的相关性. 频率增加,橡胶弹性元件的弹性刚度和阻尼因子明显增大;幅值增加,弹性刚度减小,阻尼因子却逐渐增大. 对实验数据进行方差分析,表明载荷频率对动态性能的影响最大,其次是载荷幅值,预加载因素影响非常有限.     

Identification of Nonlinear Oscillator with Parametric White Noise Excitation

An identification technique is proposed for a nonlinear oscillator excited by response-dependent white noise. Stiffness, damping and excitation are estimated from records of the stationary stochastic response. The estimation of the stiffness is based on a nonparametric procedure in which the potential energy at the displacement extremes is obtained from the kinetic energy at the previous mean-level-crossing. A nonparametric estimate is obtained by an iterative averaging, in which the increased knowledge of the potential energy in each step is used to avoid bias. The second step in the procedure is to estimate the stationary probability potential in a nonparametric form from a histogram of the kinetic energy at mean-level-crossings. The damping is also estimated in a nonparametric way from approximate expressions of the covariance functions of a set of modified phase plane variables at a given energy level. Finally, the excitation is estimated from a relation between the stationary probability potential, the damping and the excitation. The separation of damping and excitation requires a parametric representation. The system identification technique is investigated by application to response records obtained by stochastic simulation. The stiffness estimation generally gives excellent results, while the damping and excitation estimation tend to be slightly biased for systems with strongly nonlinear stiffness.     

角钢约束混凝土中长柱轴压力学性能试验及承载力计算

为了研究角钢约束混凝土中长柱在轴压荷载作用下的力学性能,以长细比、缀板间距、混凝土强度等级为变化参数,完成了8个试件的静力加载试验。通过试验观察了试件的破坏形态,获取了其极限承载力、刚度、位移延性和耗能系数等力学性能指标;分析了各变化参数对力学性能指标的影响,利用统一强度理论、极限理论和叠加理论对试件的承载力进行计算。研究结果表明:长细比越小越容易发生柱端破坏,长细比加大后易发生柱中破坏;减小缀板间距,试件的极限承载力和变形能力均得到提高。随着混凝土强度等级的提高,试件的极限承载能力和初始弹性刚度得以提高,但位移延性和耗能能力有所降低。采用统一强度理论的计算值略大于试验值,采用极限分析理论和叠加理论的计算值均小于试验值。     

Stiffness and hysteretic energy loss of a reinforced-concrete shear wall

A static, cyclic test of one of the largest reinforced concrete shear walls to be investigated in a laboratory is reported. The test was performed to study the dynamic characteristics (stiffness and hysteretic energy loss) of the shear wall. Very sensitive displacement gages are needed to measure the small deformations. The large forces required to load the structure make the test results susceptible to deformation of the support fixture. With these concerns in mind, instrumentation and data-reduction methods were developed that could separate model deformations from displacements caused by support motion. Also, model displacements were separated into shear and bending components. Results showed that prior to cracking, overall stiffness as well as the individual components of stiffness are accurately predicted by mechanics of materials beam theory that accounts for shear deformation. Equivalent viscous damping ratios that were determined from the hysteretic energy before and after cracking were similar.     

Passive effects of rare-earth permanent magnets on flexible conductive structures

The paper presents a theoretical and experimental study of vibrating structures where paramagnetic or diamagnetic systems interact with rare-earth passive magnets.The theoretical model of the system is focused on the damping properties of permanent magnets and on their interactions with the dynamic behaviour of an Euler–Bernoulli beam. In particular, the magnetic model is based on the analogy of the equivalent currents method in a quasi-static open-circuit-type configuration and it is used to determine the influence of eddy currents on the dynamic behaviour of conducting material structures. The magnetic effects are characterised by a viscous-type damping and by a stiffening dynamic effect of the structure, called “phantom effect”.The authors present the experimental outcomes for uniform cantilever clamped-free beams of different kinds of paramagnetic or diamagnetic conducting materials. It appears that the system frequency response can be modified by the presence of a pair of concordant or discordant permanent magnets of high residual induction settled at the free end.Through the comparison between theoretical and experimental results, the paper demonstrates the validity of the model, that is able to describe both the above mentioned effect of dynamic stiffening of the structure and the considerable localised damping properties in paramagnetic or diamagnetic materials having low electric resistivity.     

考虑结点耗能的导管架平台的动力响应分析

为了降低导管架平台的动力响应，可在导管架平台的连接结点之间加入能量耗散材料。本文以将管接点和能量耗散材料理想化为由转动弹簧和转动阻尼器并联组成的等效单元，结合有限元和动力刚度法推导了其刚度、质量和阻尼矩阵。采用复模态分析和虚拟激励法分析了三维导管架平台的动力特性和随机地震响应，讨论了刚度系数和转动阻尼系数对动力特性和减震效果的影响。算例结果表明，适当选择转动阻尼系数可显著增加结构模态阻尼比和降低结构地震响应。此单元可方便地与通用的结构有限元程序配合，对三维平台结构进行动力分析。     

黏弹夹芯板的有限元建模及实验研究

从有限元分析和数值模拟及实验验证的角度研究了黏弹夹芯板的频率依赖振动特性。夹芯板中间层为黏弹性材料，其刚度和阻尼的频率依赖性行为直接影响系统的模态频率和阻尼，并导致振动模式求解的复杂化。采用三阶七参数Biot模型描述黏弹性材料频率相关的黏弹性行为。开发了三层四节点28自由度的夹芯板单元，基于经典板理论和哈密顿原理建立了黏弹夹芯板的有限元动力学方程。通过引入辅助耗散坐标，将Biot模型和黏弹夹芯板的有限元动力学模型结合起来，并将其转化为常规二阶线性系统形式，极大简化了求解非线性振动特性的过程。对一边固定、另三边自由的黏弹夹芯板进行了前三阶固有频率和损耗因子的预测，并与实验结果对比。数值模拟结果和实验结果吻合良好，说明所提有限元方法是正确有效的。     

Damping of Structural Vibration Using Lightweight Granular Materials

An investigation of the vibration damping capability of granular treatments is presented. Cavities in aluminum and sandwich beams were filled with the lightweight particles made of polyimide. For analysis of vibration damping, the complex stiffness of structures before and after damping treatment was measured. Particles of different sizes, weights and polymer composition were used in the damping treatments. Large, frequency-dependent variations in structural loss factor depending on the types of particles were observed. This behavior was predicted by the Rayleigh-Ritz method. The frame wave propagation characteristics of the particles were measured and used in the numerical simulation. The acoustic–structure interaction between particles and structures enhances the dissipation of vibration energy.     

基于胡聿贤谱的带支撑广义Maxwell阻尼隔震结构随机响应分析

工程中通过设置支撑将阻尼器和建筑结构连接, 但常为了简化分析, 将支撑的水平刚度看成无穷大, 即不考虑支撑对耗能结构随机地震响应的影响. 实际上, 考虑有限水平刚度的支撑对耗能结构响应的影响更加符合工程实际, 为考虑支撑影响的广义Maxwell耗能隔震结构在胡聿贤谱地震激励下的响应分析, 提出一种求解随机地震响应的简明解析解法. 将带支撑广义Maxwell阻尼器等效本构关系、隔震结构运动方程以及胡聿贤谱滤波方程联合组成非经典阻尼系统, 运用复模态法对该非经典阻尼系统解耦, 通过不同响应模态获得耗能隔震系统系列响应基于白噪声激励的Duhamel积分表达式; 利用Dirac函数的性质, 将系统系列响应协方差简化为无积分运算的表达式, 根据功率谱密度函数与其协方差函数的Wiener-Khinchin关系, 得到耗能隔震系统系列响应功率谱和地面加速度功率谱, 基于随机振动理论中谱矩的定义, 得到耗能隔震系统系列响应0 ~ 2阶谱矩. 算例通过与虚拟激励法对比分析, 验证所提方法在该耗能隔震系统分析的正确性和高效性, 并讨论了不同支撑刚度对阻尼器减震效果的影响.      

A time integral formulation and algorithm for structural dynamics with nonlinear stiffness

A newly-developed numerical algorithm, which is called the new Generalized-α (G-α) method, is presented for solving structural dynamics problems with nonlinear stiffness. The traditional G-α method has undesired overshoot properties as for a class of α-method. In the present work, seven independent parameters are introduced into the single-step three-stage algorithmic formulations and the nonlinear internal force at every time interval is approximated by means of the generalized trapezoidal rule, and then the algorithm is implemented based on the finite difference theory. An analysis on the stability, accuracy, energy and overshoot properties of the proposed scheme is performed in the nonlinear regime. The values or the ranges of values of the seven independent parameters are determined in the analysis process. The computational results obtained by the new algorithm show that the displacement accuracy is of order two, and the acceleration can also be improved to a second order accuracy by a suitable choice of parameters. Obviously, the present algorithm is zero-stable, and the energy conservation or energy decay can be realized in the high-frequency range, which can be regarded as stable in an energy sense. The algorithmic overshoot can be completely avoided by using the new algorithm without any constraints with respect to the damping force and initial conditions.The English text was polished by Keren Wang.     

Dynamic instabilities in coupled oscillators induced by geometrically nonlinear damping

The dynamics of a system of coupled oscillators possessing strongly nonlinear stiffness and damping is examined. The system consists of a linear oscillator coupled to a strongly nonlinear, light attachment, where the nonlinear terms of the system are realized due to geometric effects. We show that the effects of nonlinear damping are far from being purely parasitic and introduce new dynamics when compared to the corresponding systems with linear damping. The dynamics is analyzed by performing a slow/fast decomposition leading to slow flows, which in turn are used to study transient instability caused by a bifurcation to 1:3 resonance capture. In addition, a new dynamical phenomenon of continuous resonance scattering is observed that is both persistent and prevalent for the case of the nonlinearly damped system: For certain moderate excitations, the transient dynamics “tracks” a manifold of impulsive orbits, in effect transitioning between multiple resonance captures over definitive frequency and energy ranges. Eventual bifurcation to 1:3 resonance capture generates the dynamic instability, which is manifested as a sudden burst of the response of the light attachment. Such instabilities that result in strong energy transfer indicate potential for various applications of nonlinear damping such as in vibration suppression and energy harvesting.     

Viscoelastic properties of MR elastomers under harmonic loading

This paper presents both experimental and modeling studies of viscoelastic properties of MR elastomers under harmonic loadings. Magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) samples were fabricated by mixing carbonyl iron power, silicone oil, and silicone rubber and cured under a magnetic field. Its steady-state and dynamic properties were measured by using a parallel-plate rheometer. Various sinusoidal loadings, with different strain amplitude and frequencies, were applied to study the stress responses. The stress–strain results demonstrated that MR elastomers behave as linear visocoelastic properties. Microstructures of MRE samples were observed with a scanning electron microscope. A four-parameter linear viscoelatic model was proposed to predict MRE performances. The four parameters under various working conditions (magnetic field, strain amplitude, and frequency) were identified with the MATLAB optimization algorithm. The comparisons between the experimental results and the model predictions demonstrate that the four-parameter viscoelastic model can predict MRE performances very well. In addition, dynamic properties of MRE performances were alternatively represented with equivalent stiffness and damping coefficients.     

挤压油膜阻尼在储能飞轮转子支承系统中应用研究

在飞轮储能系统实验研究中,利用永磁轴承-螺旋槽流体动压锥轴承的混合支承,并采用了挤压油膜阻尼为转子支承系统提供阻尼。基于流体润滑理论的雷诺方程和长轴承近似理论,推导出一端封闭、一端开口边界的挤压油膜的压力分布近似解析解,得到等效油膜刚度和阻尼系数。最后对比分析了飞轮转子支承系统不平衡响应的计算与试验结果。     

波能耗散的结构阻尼损耗因子度量方法

根据波动理论,用Timoshenko梁理论在高频范围内分析能量的耗散,通过重建作为频率函数的色散关系曲线,得到动力粘弹性模量及材料的损失因子。根据动力系统的固有特征方程与材料弹性特性的关系,研究利用阻尼损耗因子定量描述在高频情况下,波在结构中传播时的能量耗散效应以及结构阻尼损耗因子的表示方法,并通过实验利用波的色散关系估计结构的动力粘弹性模量,理论分析和实验结果表明了这种方法的可行性。     

Tailored heterogeneity increases overall stability regime of composites having a negative-stiffness inclusion

Recent theoretical and experimental results have shown the possibility of enormous increases in composite material overall elastic stiffness, damping, thermal expansion, piezoelectricity, etc., when the composite contains a tuned non-positive-definite (i.e., negative stiffness) constituent. For such composite materials to have practical utility, they must be stable. Recent research has shown they can be, for a limited range of constituent negative stiffness. This research has treated linear elastic composite materials with homogeneous phases, via the energy method and full dynamic stability analyses.In the present work, we first show how to analyze the composites previously treated by the comprehensive but simpler static stability approach, obtaining closed-form results. We then employ this approach to show that permitting heterogeneity of the positive-definite phase can substantially increase the range of constituent negative stiffness while maintaining overall composite stability. We first treat the positive-definite phase heterogeneity as piecewise homogeneous, and then treat it as continuously-varying. In the continuously-varying heterogeneity case, we seek the radially optimal distribution of the elastic moduli in the coatings, under constant coating average moduli constraint, to permit the most negative possible inclusion stiffness while maintaining overall composite stability. This is accomplished for three coating cases: constant bulk modulus but arbitrarily radially-varying shear modulus; constant shear modulus but arbitrarily radially-varying bulk modulus; and both moduli arbitrarily radially varying. We find the optimal coatings to be: a heterogeneous one with shear modulus being a specific continuously decreasing function of radius for the first case; a homogeneous one for the second case; and a heterogeneous one with both moduli being either Dirac-delta or Heaviside-step decreasing functions of radius for the last case (if the coating moduli are unrestricted in magnitude or have upper limits, respectively). The results show a substantial increase in the permissible inclusion negative stiffness range is provided by coating heterogeneity, while maintaining overall composite stability. Such an increased range of constituent negative stiffness provides an enlarged tuning parameter range for the development of novel, high-performance composite materials.     

Rheological–dynamical analogy: Prediction of damping parameters of hysteresis damper

This research aims to predict the damping parameters of hysteresis damper based on an analytical rheological–dynamical (RDA) visco-elasto-plastic solution of one-dimensional longitudinal continuous vibrations of a bar. A visco-elasto-plastic bar or damper is an energy dissipation device. An attempt is made to estimate quantitatively the influence of material physical parameters of materials on the damping ratio in both the linear visco-elastic analysis and the nonlinear visco-elasto-plastic analysis of damper subjected to external vibration forces. Two types of damping are considered: viscous damping in the case of linear analysis, defined as stiffness and/or mass proportional and, in the case of nonlinear analysis, hysteresis damping caused by inelastic deformations of damper. Owing to the visco-elastic nature of the materials of the damper and the frequency dependence of the viscous damping ratio ξ, it is useful to consider separately the situations arising when ξ is positive (the system is stable) and when it is negative. A negative damping ratio means that the complementary solution of the response would not die away (the system is unstable because of factor e^{ξ · ω · t}). In the case of nonlinear analysis, the force–displacement relation is nonlinear, so it is very difficult to predict the actual damping and stiffness coefficients, even if the force–displacement characteristic is simply perfect elasto-plastic. Using the RDA method, which takes into account the rate of release of visco-elasto-plastic energy of the dissipation devices; nonlinear behaviors are linearized, enabling to obtain the equivalent damping and stiffness coefficients and the effective period for the damper.