Chaotic vibrations of a post-buckled L-shaped beam with an axial constraint

Analytical results are presented on chaotic vibrations of a post-buckled L-shaped beam with an axial constraint. The L-shaped beam is composed of two beams which are a horizontal beam and a vertical beam. The two beams are firmly connected with a right angle at each end. The beams joint with the right angle is attached to a linear spring. The other ends are firmly clamped for displacement. The L-shaped beam is compressed horizontally via the spring at the beams joint. The L-shaped beam deforms to a post-buckled configuration. Boundary conditions are required with geometrical continuity of displacements and dynamical equilibrium with axial force, bending moment, and share force, respectively. In the analysis, the mode shape function proposed by the senior author is introduced. The coefficients of the mode shape function are fixed to satisfy boundary conditions of displacements and linearized equilibrium conditions of force and moment. Assuming responses of the beam with the sum of the mode shape function, then applying the modified Galerkin procedure to the governing equations, a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations is obtained in a multiple-degree-of-freedom system. Nonlinear responses of the beam are calculated under periodic lateral acceleration. Nonlinear frequency response curves are computed with the harmonic balance method in a wide range of excitation frequency. Chaotic vibrations are obtained with the numerical integration in a specific frequency region. The chaotic responses are investigated with the Fourier spectra, the Poincaré projections, the maximum Lyapunov exponents and the Lyapunov dimension. Applying the procedure of the proper orthogonal decomposition to the chaotic responses, contribution of vibration modes to the chaotic responses is confirmed. The following results have been found: The chaotic responses are generated with the ultra-subharmonic resonant response of the two-third order corresponding to the lowest mode of vibration. The Lyapunov dimension shows that three modes of vibration contribute to the chaotic vibrations predominantly. The results of proper orthogonal decomposition confirm that the three modes contribute to the chaos, which are the first, second, and third modes of vibration. Moreover, the results of the proper orthogonal decomposition are evaluated with velocity which is equivalent to kinetic energy. Higher modes of vibration show larger contribution to the chaotic responses, even though the first mode of vibration has the largest contribution ratio.     

Reduction of a non-linear two point boundary value problem with non-linear boundary conditions to a cauchy system

It is shown that a general non-linear boundary value problem can be reduced to an initial value problem. This is important both conceptually and computationally.     

Chaotic phase synchronization of vibrations of multilayer beam structures

Complex deterministic vibrations of a multilayer stack of beams linked only by boundary conditions are considered. A mathematical model of the stack is constructed taking into account the geometric and physical nonlinearities of the beams and the contact interaction of their layers. A method for the study of phase synchronization of vibrations based on wavelet analysis is developed. The influence of boundary conditions for the lower beam and different types of nonlinearity (physical, geometrical, and contact) and their combinations on the character and phase synchronization of vibrations of the multilayer stack of beams is studied.     

On flows of third-grade fluids with non-linear slip boundary conditions

We prove the existence and uniqueness of steady flows of incompressible fluids of grade three subject to slip and no-slip boundary conditions in bounded domains. The slip boundary condition is a non-linear generalization of the Navier slip boundary condition and permits situations in which the solid boundary undergoes non-rigid tangential motion. The existence proof is based on a fixed point method in which the boundary-value problem is decomposed into four linear problems.     

Laser-induced vibrations of micro-beams under different boundary conditions

In this study, the vibration phenomenon during pulsed laser heating of a micro-beam is investigated. The beam is made of silicon and is heated by a non-Gaussian laser beam with a pulse duration of 2 ps, which incites vibration due to the thermoelastic damping effect. The coupling between the temperature field and stress field induces energy dissipation and converts mechanical energy into heat energy, which is irreversible. An analytical–numerical technique based on the Laplace transform is used to calculate the vibration of the deflection and thermal moment. A general algorithm of the inverse Laplace transform is developed. The validation of this algorithm is obtained through comparison with numerical results obtained by the FEMLAB software package. The effect of laser pulse energy absorption depth is studied. The size effect and the effect of different boundary conditions are also analyzed. Finally, the damping ratio and resonant frequency shift ratio of beams due to the air damping effect and the thermoelastic damping effect are compared.     

A coupled problem of thermoelastic vibrations of a circular plate with exact boundary conditions

Thermoelastic vibrations of a free supported and clamped circular plate caused by a thermal shock upon the plate surface have been analyzed The system of partial differential equations of the coupled system has been reduced to Volterra's first and second kind integral equations in the time domain. In both cases the solutions are given in the.form 4f series of Bessel functions of the first kind     

Longitudinal vibrations of pre-twisted bars with “asymmetric” boundary conditions

Summary In a previous paper concerning the determination of angular frequencies of a twisted straigth bar of constant section, only three simple constraint conditions at the ends had been considered (free end, constrained end). In the present paper the other seven possible (asymmetric) constraint conditions are considered and the corresponding frequency equations are found. A final numerical example with several increasing twisting degrees shows the different influence of this increase upon the frequencies having axial or torsional origin.

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Sommario In un precedente lavoro le equazioni di equilibrio dinamico di un'asta svergolata soggetta a vibrazioni libere lungo il proprio asse erano state risolte in forma chiusa per tre sole condizioni di vincolo al contorno particolarmente semplici (estremità torsionalmente ed assialmente libere o incastrate). Nel presente lavoro vengono determinate le formule finali relative alle altre sette condizioni di vincolo che si ottengono imponendo in almeno una delle estremità dell'asta la rotazione libera e lo spostamento assiale impedito o viceversa. Viene anche svolto un esempio di calcolo numerico determinando in uno dei casi considerati il modo di variare delle prime pulsazioni proprie al crescere dello svergolamento dell'asta.

     

Random vibrations of a rotating shaft with non-linear damping

Bending vibrations of a rotating shaft due to external random excitation are considered for the case of potential instability of the shaft's linear model due to the presence of internal or “rotating” damping. A two-degree-of-freedom model is studied which accounts for non-linearity in external or “non-rotating” damping. An explicit expression is obtained for a stationary joint probability density of displacements and velocities as an exact analytical solution to the corresponding Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equation. The results are used to develop criterion for on-line detection of instability for the operating shaft from its measured response.     

Two mode sub-harmonic and harmonic vibrations of a non-linear beam forced by a two mode harmonic load

The non-linear transverse vibrations of a uniform beam with ends restrained to remain a fixed distance apart and forced by a two mode function which is harmonic in time, are studied by a corresponding two mode approach. The existence of sub-harmonic response of order 1/3 and harmonic response in the sub-harmonic resonance region of the forcing frequency is proved. Approximate solutions are found by Urabe's numerical method applied to Galerkin's procedure and by an analytical harmonic balance-perturbation method. Error bounds of the Galerkin approximations are given.     

Longitudinal vibrations of a beam with a moving load

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Artificial boundary conditions for Euler–Bernoulli beam equation

In a semi-discretized Euler-Bernoulli beam equa- tion, the non-nearest neighboring interaction and large span of temporal scales for wave propagations pose challenges to the effectiveness and stability for artificial boundary treat- ments. With the discrete equation regarded as an atomic lattice with a three-atom potential, two accurate artificial boundary conditions are first derived here. Reflection co- efficient and numerical tests illustrate the capability of the proposed methods. In particular, the time history treatment gives an exact boundary condition, yet with sensitivity to nu- merical implementations. The ALEX （almost EXact） bound- ary condition is numerically more effective.     

On the non-linear vibrations of a circular membrane

Free axisymmetric vibrations of a stretched circular membrane are studied using a membrane theory consisting of a pair of non-linear partial differential equations coupled between the transverse and radial displacements of the membrane. A systematic perturbation method, in which the amplitude of the transverse displacement is taken as the perturbation parameter, is used to obtain periodic solutions of the non-linear equations. The initial membrane strain enters the problem as a parameter which is allowed to vary over a range of values. A case of self-resonance is encountered when the initial membrane strain approaches some critical values. This self-resonance case is also treated through an appropriate modification of the perturbation method.     

Analysis of free non-linear vibrations of a viscoelastic plate under the conditions of different internal resonances

Non-linear free damped vibrations of a rectangular plate described by three non-linear differential equations are considered when the plate is being under the conditions of the internal resonance one-to-one, and the internal additive or difference combinational resonances. Viscous properties of the system are described by the Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative of the order smaller than unit. The functions of the in-plane and out-of-plane displacements are determined in terms of eigenfunctions of linear vibrations with the further utilization of the method of multiple scales, in so doing the amplitude functions are expanded into power series in terms of the small parameter and depend on different time scales, but the fractional derivative is represented as a fractional power of the differentiation operator. It is assumed that the order of the damping coefficient depends on the character of the vibratory process and takes on the magnitude of the amplitudes’ order. The time-dependence of the amplitudes in the form of incomplete integrals of the first kind is obtained. Using the constructed solutions, the influence of viscosity on the energy exchange mechanism is analyzed which is intrinsic to free vibrations of different structures being under the conditions of the internal resonance. It is shown that each mode is characterized by its damping coefficient which is connected with the natural frequency of this mode by the exponential relationship with a negative fractional exponent. It is shown that viscosity may have a twofold effect on the system: a destabilizing influence producing unsteady energy exchange, and a stabilizing influence resulting in damping of the energy exchange mechanism.     

Parametric vibrations of beam with crack

Summary The paper presents a mathematical model of transverse vibrations of a Bernoulli-Euler beam with a closing crack. In damaged cross-sections of the beam there were applied elastic elements of flexibility calculated on the basis of the laws of fracture mechanics. Making use of the elaborated model, an analysis of the effect of magnitude and position of the crack upon the basic instability area of the beam was carried out.

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Parametrische Schwingungen eines Balkens mit Riß

Übersicht Es wird ein mathematisches Modell für die Biegeschwingungen eines Euler-Bernoulli-Balkens mit schließendem Riß vorgestellt. Geschädigte Balkenteile werden ersetzt durch elastische Elemente mit einer Nachgiebigkeit, die nach den Gesetzen der Bruchmechanik berechnet wird. Mit diesem Modell wird der Einfluß von Rißposition und-größe auf den wesentlichen Instabilitätsbereich der Balkenschwingungen untersucht.