Free vibrations of rotating composite conical shells with stringer and ring stiffeners

In this paper, an analytical solution for the free vibration of rotating composite conical shells with axial stiffeners (stringers) and circumferential stiffener (rings), is presented using an energy-based approach. Ritz method is applied while stiffeners are treated as discrete elements. The conical shells are stiffened with uniform interval and it is assumed that the stiffeners have the same material and geometric properties. The study includes the effects of the coriolis and centrifugal accelerations, and the initial hoop tension. The results obtained include the relationship between frequency parameter and circumferential wave number as well as rotating speed at various angles. Influences of geometric properties on the frequency parameter are also discussed. In order to validate the present analysis, it is compared with other published works for a non-stiffened conical shell; other comparison is made in the special case where the angle of the stiffened conical shell goes to zero, i.e., stiffened cylindrical shell. Good agreement is observed and a new range of results is presented for rotating stiffened conical shells which can be used as a benchmark to approximate solutions.     

Erratum to: Vibration Analysis of Perforated Plates Using Time-Average Digital Speckle Pattern Interferometry

Digital Speckle Interferometry is a non invasive full-field coherent optical technique used in mechanical vibration measurement. In this research, it is used for tuning resonant frequencies of vibrating plates in order to investigate the dynamical behavior of perforated plates. The plate was excited to resonant vibration by a sinusoidal acoustic source. Fringe pattern produced during the time-average recording of the vibrating plate, for several resonant frequencies were registered. Results of plates fixed at one edge having internal holes and attached masses are presented. Experimental natural frequencies and modal shapes are compared to those obtained by an analytical approximate solution based on the Rayleigh–Ritz method with the use of orthogonal polynomials as coordinate function. A high degree of correlation between computational analysis and experimental results was observed, proving the potentiality of the optical technique as experimental validation of the numerical simulations.     

Vibration Analysis of Perforated Plates Using Time-Average Digital Speckle Pattern Interferometry

Digital Speckle Interferometry is a non invasive full-field coherent optical technique used in mechanical vibration measurement. In this research, it is used for tuning resonant frequencies of vibrating plates in order to investigate the dynamical behavior of perforated plates. The plate was excited to resonant vibration by a sinusoidal acoustic source. Fringe pattern produced during the time-average recording of the vibrating plate, for several resonant frequencies were registered. Results of plates fixed at one edge having internal holes and attached masses are presented. Experimental natural frequencies and modal shapes are compared to those obtained by an analytical approximate solution based on the Rayleigh–Ritz method with the use of orthogonal polynomials as coordinate function. A high degree of correlation between computational analysis and experimental results was observed, proving the potentiality of the optical technique as experimental validation of the numerical simulations.     

Accurate variational approach for free vibration of simply supported anisotropic rectangular plates

The Ritz method is one of the most elegant and useful approximate methods for analyzing free vibration of laminated composite plates. It is simple to use and also straightforward to implement. However, the Ritz method has its own difficulty in determining the natural frequencies of simply supported laminated anisotropic plates. This is caused by the fact that the natural boundary conditions in the vibration of anisotropic plates can never be exactly satisfied by a solution in a variables separable form. As a result, the calculated natural frequencies would be expected to converge to solutions a little higher than true ones. To overcome this difficulty, this paper presents a simple variational formulation with Ritz procedure in which all the natural boundary conditions are implemented in an averaging manner. It is revealed that the proposed method can produce lower upper bound solutions compared with the conventional Ritz method where the geometric boundary conditions can only be satisfied by the assumed deflection functions.     

任意边界条件下环肋圆柱壳振动特性的建模与求解

边界条件对环肋圆柱壳的振动特性有重要影响。基于能量法,把环肋看作离散模型,构建了任意边界条件下加环肋圆柱壳的动力学模型。采用一种改进的傅里叶级数作为位移容许函数,通过瑞利里兹程序求解结构的拉格朗日方程,得到环肋圆柱壳的振动模态和频响特性。通过与实验和有限元(FEM)方法的计算结果进行对比,验证了论文方法的准确性,在此基础上分析了环肋偏心方式、截面尺寸、位置分布和边界弹簧刚度等参数对环肋圆柱壳振动特性的影响。     

二元复合材料板的自由振动: 半解析法

二元复合材料板是超材料板结构中常见的单元之一. 针对由材料参数相差两个量级的基体和嵌入体组成的二元复合材料板, 提出结构自由振动的半解析模型, 并对其振动特性进行了研究. 基于区域分解法和二元材料的分布, 将二维平板分解成两个子区域. 通过在振型函数中附加区域试函数, 来描述复合材料板面内刚度突变引起局部位移和转角的非光滑性. 基于二元复合材料板的基本边界条件和两子区连接处的变形协调条件, 构造了新的振型函数. 基于经典薄板理论, 利用带特殊试函数的里兹法, 求得不同几何构型下二元复合材料板的固有频率和振型, 并研究了嵌入体的尺寸和位置对结构振动特性的影响规律. 通过收敛分析并与有限元仿真结果对比, 验证了本文方法的准确性. 研究结果表明: 传统的全局试函数在分析具有振动局部化的模态时会得到不准确的结果, 而附加区域试函数可以显著提高里兹法的收敛速度以及结果的准确性; 嵌入体位置对低阶固有频率的作用不明显, 却能显著改变低阶振型节线的分布和振动局部化发生的区域.      

A genetic algorithm optimization of ring-stiffened cylindrical shells for axial and radial buckling loads

In this research, the general axial and radial buckling optimization of ring-stiffened cylindrical shells is implemented by the genetic algorithm (GA). The stiffened shell is subjected to four constraints including the fundamental frequency, the structural weight, the axial buckling load, and the radial buckling load. In addition, six design variables including shell thickness, number of stiffeners, stiffeners width and height, stiffeners eccentricity distribution order, and stiffeners spacing distribution order are considered. In analytical solution, the Ritz method is applied and stiffeners are treated as discrete elements. The effect of the weighting coefficients of the objective functions on the optimum solution is studied. The results show that optimized stiffening a cylindrical shell leads to a lower structural weight, higher natural frequencies, and larger axial and radial buckling loads, simultaneously. In addition, the upper and lower bounds of the design variables influence the optimum results considerably. It is also found that the distributions of eccentricity and spacing of the stiffeners influence the magnitudes of the axial and radial buckling loads considerably.     

基于变密度法的平模台振加强筋布局优化

针对混凝土预制构件水平成型振动台(简称平模台振)振动效果改进的问题,提出了通过优化振动台面加强筋布局来提高其振动效果的方法.基于变密度拓扑优化法,建立以加强筋单元相对密度为设计变量,振动台面柔度最小为目标的优化模型,并进行灵敏度分析,采用最优准则法求解优化模型;根据拓扑优化结果,对振动台面加强筋进行布局优化,获得了合理的振动台面结构.通过仿真对比,优化后的振动台面既提高了结构固有频率、强度和刚度,又实现了结构轻量化,为平模台振的设计提供了指导.     

风机塔筒结构横向振动特性的快速计算方法

本文提出了一种风机塔筒结构横向振动特性的快速计算方法．将机舱和叶片整体、连接法兰盘分别简化为集中质量,塔筒简化为非均匀悬臂梁,建立风机塔筒结构横向振动方程．给出了用假设模态法计算塔筒结构固有频率和模态函数的过程．通过与文献及有限元数值结果比较验证了方法的有效性．本文方法仅需给出结构的基本参数,如截面半径变化规律、法兰盘位置和质量、机舱及叶片质量,便可快速求解其频率和模态,无需建立其复杂的力学模型．     

大型转子—基础—土壤系统的动力分析

本文对大型汽轮发电机组-基础-土壤系统采用模态综合技术进行了动力分析.用弹性半空间理论建立土壤的模型,基础底板则通过弹性薄板的李兹(Ritz)函数近似解的形式来描述.用三维梁单元来建立基础底板以上的框架结构和转子系统的运动方程.此外,还用模态应变能的相对大小,在这种复杂机械结构系统存在的众多固有频率中,区分出哪些是属于主要为转子系统的固有频率,称为“重要振动固有频率”,以确定系统的临界转速.最后,对引进的一台500MW汽轮发电机组的动力特性进行了分析.     

Vibration analysis of piezoelectric laminated slightly curved beams using distributed transfer function method

Piezoelectric laminated slightly curved beams (PLSCB) is currently one of the most popular actuators used in smart structure applications due to the fact that these actuators are small, lightweight, quick response and relatively high force output. This paper presents an analytical model of PLSCB, which includes the computation of natural frequencies, mode shapes and transfer function formulation using the distributed transfer function method (DTFM). By setting the radius of curvature of the proposed model to infinity, a piezoelectric laminated straight beams (PLSB) model can be obtained. The DTFM is applied and extended to carry out the transfer function formulation of the PLSCB and PLSB models. This method will be used to solve for the natural frequencies, mode shapes and transfer functions of the PLSCB and PLSB models in exact and closed form solution without using truncated series of particular comparison or admissible functions. The natural frequencies of the cantilevered PLSCB and PLSB are calculated by the DTFM and the Rayleigh–Ritz method. The analysis indicates that the stretching–bending coupling due to curvature has a considerable effect on the frequency parameters. Increasing the radius of curvature of the PLSCB has its largest effect on the natural frequencies. But the inhomogeneity of the boundary conditions does not have any effects on the natural frequencies or system spectrum due to the both receptance and boundary transfer functions have the same characteristic equations. The method can also be generalized to the vibration analysis of non-piezoelectric composite beams with arbitrary boundary conditions.     

Dynamics of cable truss via polynomial shape functions

A model for the in-plane dynamic behaviour of a biconcave cable structure, subject to large static deformations and potentially slack harnesses is proposed, based on polynomial shape functions, in line with the classical Ritz method. The model provides a semi-analytical approach to the calculation of natural frequencies and modal shapes of the structure. The proposed formulation leads to an eigenvalue problem, based on a reduced number of degrees of freedom compared with equivalent FEM solutions, providing the basis for fast and accurate sensitivity analysis. The behaviour of the deformed structure is analysed in detail to understand the non-linear effects of non-symmetric mass and load distribution and slack harnesses on natural frequencies and corresponding modal shapes. Results confirm the relevance of the non-linear effects, due to the statically loaded configuration, on the linear vibrations of the structure, in particular evidencing the influence of the slackening of harnesses on modal shapes. Results are compared to analytical models, where available (single sagged cable), and to FEM solutions (for cable trusses with non-uniform mass and load distribution and potentially slack harnesses), providing good agreement.

     

Mode identification of a rotating disk

A modal testing method permitting identification of the natural frequencies, the number of nodal diameters and wave motions in a rotating disk is presented in this paper. This method is applicable at arbitrary rotation speed without requiring a priori information about the vibration modes of the stationary disk. The influence of disk rotation speed on the prediction of mode shapes with this method is shown, and experimental predictions of modal parameters are presented for both axisymmetric and asymmetric disks.     

R-functions theory applied to investigation of nonlinear free vibrations of functionally graded shallow shells

Nonlinear free vibration of functionally graded shallow shells with complex planform is investigated using the R-functions method and variational Ritz method. The proposed method is developed in the framework of the first-order shear deformation shallow shell theory. Effect of transverse shear strains and rotary inertia is taken into account. The properties of functionally graded materials are assumed to be varying continuously through the thickness according to a power law distribution. The Rayleigh–Ritz procedure is applied to obtain the frequency equation. Admissible functions are constructed by the R-functions theory. To implement the proposed approach, the corresponding software has been developed. Comprehensive numerical results for three types of shallow shells with positive, zero and negative curvature with complex planform are presented in tabular and graphical forms. The convergence of the natural frequencies with increasing number of admissible functions has been checked out. Effect of volume fraction exponent, geometry of a shape and boundary conditions on the natural and nonlinear frequencies is brought out. For simply supported rectangular FG shallow shells, the results obtained are compared with those available in the literature. Comparison demonstrates a good accuracy of the approach proposed.     

平稳/非平稳激励下中厚圆柱壳随机振动响应的基准解

圆柱壳结构被广泛应用于航空航天、船舶、汽车工程等领域.由于服役环境复杂,圆柱壳会受到随机激励作用,从而产生随机振动响应.本文针对考虑横向剪切变形和转动惯量的中厚圆柱壳,将虚拟激励法拓展到连续体结构,高效获得了各类随机激励下响应均方根的基准解.首先,开展了简支条件下中厚圆柱壳的自由振动分析,精确求得各阶自振频率和解析振型...     

弹性体的正则方程和加筋板的固有频率分析

应用弹性力学的Hamilton正则方程理论和其半解析法，为整体加筋板的固有频率分析提出了一种新颖的数学模型. 采用同一种平面元素离散板和加强筋，并分别建立板和加强筋的线性方程组. 考虑到板和加强筋连接界面上应力和位移的连续性，联立板和加强筋的方程得到全结构的方程组和求解固有频率的特征方程. 主要优越性表现为：结构的旋转惯性、剪切变形等都得到了考虑，且不限制结构的板厚度和加强筋的高度. 多个数值实例的收敛分析和结果证明了方法是可靠的. 该方法很容易被修改用来分析加筋壳、加筋压电材料层合板或带有压电材料传感器和驱动器块的板壳问题.     

子结构Ritz向量综合法

讨论了在动态子结构法中应用静态Ｒｉｔｚ向量替代模态向量时所应考虑的基本问题，即如何合理地定义荷载空间分布向量｛ｆ（ｓ）｝，以避免在子结构中出现低阶模态不连续分布的情况。文中给出了在自由子结构和约束子结构内进行Ｒｉｔｚ变换的一般形式及修正公式。算例表明：应用子结构Ｒｉｔｚ向量综合技术能有效地提高线性结构模态分析的计算效率     

A strain-energy criterion for recognition of identified modes of continuous structural models

In structural modal analysis and modal testing, an important but difficult task is to match the identified natural frequencies and the corresponding modal deflections. This process is called the modal recognition in this paper. There were some treatments towards this problem for the lumped parameter structural models. For the distributed parameter models, however, little research has been reported on the modal recognition problem. In this paper, a strain-energy criterion for modal recognition has been developed. As an example, a distributed parameter model for a two-beam structural system has been formulated, which is expected to simulate the dynamics of a two-arm manipulating system fixed on a shuttle. Transfer matrix method has been used to set up the dynamic equation of the system. The natural frequencies are obtained from the solution of the characteristics equation. Consequently, the mode shape functions are found out analytically.

Strain energy can be viewed as a measure of the structural deformation. When performing modal analysis, we always assume that the structural system is vibrating at a particular natural frequency. The strain energy is, therefore, stored in the deflection caused by such a harmonic motion. The vibration at a particular natural frequency will not produce any strain energy in the other modal components. On the other hand, if a particular mode shape is contributed mostly by the deformation of a specific component of the global structural system, then the great percentage of the total strain energy will be stored in the deformation of that component. Based upon the calculation of the strain energy in the structural components we can find out which component is deformed most and in what motion it is deformed, thereby, the mode shape can be detected. The computer simulation demonstrated that the strain energy indicated an essentially perfect recognition of the identified natural frequencies with the corresponding mode shapes. The creation of the strain-energy criterion consummates the procedure of the distributed parameter modeling, modal identification and parameter estimation.     

Elasticity solutions for free vibrations of annular plates from three-dimensional analysis

This article, examines the vibrational characteristics of annular plates by using the three-dimensional elasticity theory. It aims to raise the quality of the investigation beyond that provided by the two-dimensional plate theories by resorting to a full three-dimensional analysis. A polynomials–Ritz model based on sets of orthogonally generated polynomial functions to approximate the spatial displacements of the plates in cylindrical polar coordinates is presented. The model is then used to extract the full vibration spectrum of natural frequencies and mode shapes. The vibration responses due to the variations of boundary conditions and thickness are investigated. Frequency parameters and three-dimensional deformed mode shapes are presented in vivid graphical forms. The accuracy of the method is validated through appropriate convergence and comparison studies.     

Free vibration of rectangular plates with continuously distributed spring-mass

The vibratory characteristics of rectangular plates attached with continuously and uniformly distributed spring-mass in a rectangular region are studied which may represent free vibration of a human–structure system. Firstly, the governing differential equations of a plate with uniformly distributed spring-mass are developed. When the spring-mass fully occupies the plate, the natural frequencies of the coupled system are exactly solved and a relationship between the continuous system and a series of discrete two degrees-of-freedom system is provided. The degree of frequency coupling is defined. Then, the Ritz–Galerkin method is used to derive the approximate solution, when the spring-mass is distributed on a part of the plate, by using the Chebyshev polynomial series to construct the admissible functions. Comparative studies demonstrate the high accuracy and wide applicability of the proposed method. Finally, the frequency and modal characteristics of the plate partially occupied by distributed spring-mass are numerically analysed. It has been observed that both the natural frequencies and the modes appear in pairs. Moreover, a parametric study is performed for rectangular plates with three edges simply supported and one edge free. The effects of occupation size and position of the distributed spring-mass on natural frequencies of the coupled system are studied in detailed. The present investigation provides an improved understanding of human–structure interaction, such as grandstands or floors occupied by a stationary crowd.