Non-uniqueness and stability of two-family fiber-reinforced incompressible hyper-elastic sheet under equibiaxial loading

The problems on the non-uniqueness and stability of a two-family fiber- reinforced anisotropic incompressible hyper-elastic square sheet under equibiaxial tensile dead loading are examined within the framework of finite elasticity. For a two-family fiber-reinforced square sheet, which is in-plane symmetric and subjected to the in-plane symmetric tension in dead loading on the edges, three symmetrically deformed configu- rations and six asymmetrically deformed configurations are possible for any values of the loading. Moreover, another four bifurcated asymmetrically deformed configurations are possible for the loading beyond a certain criticM value. The stability of all the solutions is discussed in comparison with the energy of the sheet. It is shown that only one of the symmetric solutions is stable when the loading is less than the critical value. However, this symmetric solution will become unstable when the loading is larger than the critical value, while one of the four bifurcated asymmetric solutions will be stable.     

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.     

Modal parameter identification based on ARMAV and state–space approaches

An accurate prediction for the response of civil and mechanical engineering structures subject to ambient excitation requires the information of dynamic properties of these structures including natural frequencies, damping ratios and mode shapes. Since the excitation force is not available as a measured signal, we need to develop techniques which are capable of accurately extracting the modal parameters from output-only data. This article presents the results of modal parameter identification using two time-domain methods as follows: the autoregressive moving average vector (ARMAV) method and the state–space method. These methods directly work with the recorded time signals and allow the analysis of structures where only the output is measured, while the input is unmeasured and unknown. The equivalence between ARMAV and state–space approaches for the problem of modal parameter identification of vibrating systems is shown in the article. Using only the singular value decomposition of a block Hankel matrix of sample covariances, it is shown that these two approaches give identical modal parameters in the case where the block Hankel matrix has full row rank. The time-domain modal identification algorithms have a serious problem of model order determination: when extracting structural modes these algorithms always generate spurious modes. A modal indicator to differentiate spurious and structural modes is presented. Numerical and experimental examples are given to show the effectiveness of the ARMAV or state–space approaches in modal parameter identification using response data only.     

Structural mode filtering of a discrete-parameter system using PVDF sensors

This study presents a modal filtering approach to separate the structural modes of a high-rise structure using shaped film sensors. A building-like model structure is constructed to realize the proposed model filtering approach. Since it is difficult to define a modal shape function for discrete-parameter structures, analytical, numerical, and experimental approaches are discussed to determine the shape of the sensor. In experiment, the first structural mode of a high-rise structure is successfully filtered and the robustness of the sensor output against parameter uncertainty is tested Published in Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 136–142, February 2006.     

The non-linear dynamic response of the Euler-Bernoulli beam with an arbitrary number of switching cracks

In this study the non-linear dynamic response of the Euler-Bernoulli beam in presence of multiple concentrated switching cracks (i.e. cracks that are either fully open or fully closed) is addressed. The overall behaviour of such a beam is non-linear due to the opening and closing of the cracks during the dynamic response; however, it can be regarded as a sequence of linear phases each of them characterised by different number and positions of the cracks in open state. In the paper the non-linear response of the beam with switching cracks is evaluated by determining the exact modal properties of the beam in each linear phase and evaluating the corresponding time history linear response through modal superposition analysis. Appropriate initial conditions at the instant of transition between two successive linear phases have been considered and an energy control has been enforced with the aim of establishing the minimum number of linear modes that must be taken into account in order to obtain accurate results. Some numerical applications are presented in order to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed approach for the evaluation of the non-linear dynamic response of beams with multiple switching cracks. In particular, the behaviour under different boundary conditions both for harmonic loading and free vibrations has been investigated.     

Geometrically exact planar beams with initial pre-stress and large curvature: Static configurations,natural frequencies,and mode shapes

Within this paper, an analytical formulation is provided and used to determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes of a planar beam with initial pre-stress and large variable curvature. The static configuration, mode shapes, and natural frequencies of the pre-stressed beam are obtained by using geometrically exact, Euler–Bernoulli beam theory. The beam is assumed to be not shear deformable and inextensible because of its slenderness and uniform, closed cross-section, as well as the boundary conditions under consideration. The static configuration and the modal information are validated with experimental data and compared to results obtained from nonlinear finite-element analysis software. In addition to the modal analysis about general static configurations, special consideration is given to an initially straight beam that is deformed into semi-circular and circular static configurations. For these special circular cases, the partial differential equation of motion is reduced to a sixth-order differential equation with constant coefficients, and solutions of this system are examined. This work can serve as a basis for studying slender structures with large curvatures.     

Symmetry breaking in an initially curved micro beam loaded by a distributed electrostatic force

The asymmetric buckling of a shallow initially curved stress-free micro beam subjected to distributed nonlinear deflection-dependent electrostatic force is studied. In order to highlight the symmetry breaking phenomenon and the approach to its analysis, the subsidiary simplified problem of a curved beam attached to a linearly elastic foundation, and subjected to uniformly distributed “mechanical” load, which is independent of deflections, is addressed first. The analysis is based on a two degrees of freedom reduced order (RO) model resulting from the Galerkin decomposition with linear undamped eigenmodes of a straight beam used as the base functions. Simple approximate expressions are derived defining the geometric parameters of beams for which an asymmetric response bifurcates from the symmetric one. The necessary criterion establishes the conditions for the appearance of bifurcation points on the unstable branch of the symmetric limit point buckling curve; the sufficient criterion assures a realistic asymmetric buckling bifurcating from the stable branches of the curve. It is shown that while the symmetry breaking conditions are affected by the nonlinearity of the electrostatic force, its influence is less pronounced than in the case of the symmetric snap-through criterion. A comparison between the RO model results and those obtained by direct numerical analysis shows good agreement between the two and indicates that the obtained criteria can be used to predict non-symmetric buckling in electrostatically actuated bistable micro beams.     

基于贝叶斯方法的模态参数识别的不确定度分析

振动模态分析和模态参数识别是动态测试的一个重要研究方向。模态参数在模型的修正、响应的预测、系统的健康检测及控制等方面有着重要的作用。但动态测试的不确定度分析,尤其是模态参数的不确定度的研究还十分缺乏。本文主要基于贝叶斯方法,通过傅立叶变换(FFT)建立时域数据和频域数据之间的对应关系。根据共振频带内的多个模态的响应数据得到相对应的模态参数,优化得到模态参数的最佳估计值,评定模态参数识别的不确定度。在固支梁的模态实验中,加速度传感器采集环境激励中的振动数据,运用贝叶斯法进行处理得到模态参数的最佳估计值。在此基础上,通过模态参数的最佳估计值,以及仪器的检定报告数据,结合合成不确度分析方法,系统分析了模态参数识别的不确定度。     

Dynamic stability and response of fluttered beams subjected to random follower forces

This paper presents a study of non-linear response of a fluttered, cantilevered beam subjected to a random follower force at the free end. The random follower force is characterized as the sum of a post-critical static force and a stationary process with a zero mean. First, the Ritz-Galerkin method is applied to yield a set of discretized system equations. The system equations are then partially uncoupled by a special modal analysis based on normal modes of the corresponding linear, autonomous system at the onset of fluttering. Next, the stochastic averaging method is utilized to get Ito's differential equation governing the amplitude of the fluttered mode. Finally, the probability density function for the amplitude of the fluttered mode is obtained by solving the FPK equation. Numerical results show that the probability density function for the amplitude of the fluttered mode is determined by the sample behavior of the beam near the trivial equilibrium configuration.     

Bayesian Statistic Based Multivariate Gaussian Process Approach for Offline/Online Fatigue Crack Growth Prediction

Offline and online fatigue crack growth prediction of Aluminum 2024 compact-tension (CT) specimens under variable loading has been modeled, using multivariate Gaussian Process (GP) technique. The GP model is a Bayesian statistic stochastic model that projects the input space to an output space by probabilistically inferring the underlying nonlinear function. For the offline prediction, the input space of the model is trained with parameters that affect fatigue crack growth, such as the number of fatigue cycles, minimum load, maximum load, and load ratio. For the online prediction, the model input space is trained using piezoelectric sensor signal features rather than training the input space with loading parameters, which are difficult to measure in a real time scenario. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used to extract the principal features from sensor signals. In both the offline and online case, the output space is trained with known associated crack lengths or crack growth rates. Once the GP model is trained, a new output space for which the corresponding crack length or crack growth rate is not known, is predicted using the trained GP model. The models are validated through several numerical examples.     

Wavelet packet based damage identification of beam structures

Most of vibration-based damage detection methods require the modal properties that are obtained from measured signals through the system identification techniques. However, the modal properties such as natural frequencies and mode shapes are not such a good sensitive indication of structural damage. The wavelet packet transform (WPT) is a mathematical tool that has a special advantage over the traditional Fourier transform in analyzing non-stationary signals. It adopts redundant basis functions and hence can provide an arbitrary time-frequency resolution. In this study, a damage detection index called wavelet packet energy rate index (WPERI), is proposed for the damage detection of beam structures. The measured dynamic signals are decomposed into the wavelet packet components and the wavelet energy rate index is computed to indicate the structural damage. The proposed damage identification method is firstly illustrated with a simulated simply supported beam and the identified damage is satisfactory with assumed damage. Afterward, the method is applied to the tested steel beams with three damage scenarios in the laboratory. Despite the noise is present for real measurement data, the identified damage pattern is comparable with the tests. Both simulated and experimental studies demonstrated that the WPT-based energy rate index is a good candidate index that is sensitive to structural local damage.     

Symmetry breaking in an initially curved pre-stressed micro beam loaded by a distributed electrostatic force

The symmetric and asymmetric buckling of an initially curved micro beam subjected to an axial pre-stressing load and transversal distributed electrostatic force is studied. The analysis is based on a reduced order (RO) model resulting from the Galerkin decomposition with buckling modes of a straight beam used as the base functions. The criteria of symmetric limit point buckling and of non-symmetric bifurcation are derived in terms of the geometric parameters of the beam and the axial load. Two symmetry breaking conditions, defining the relations between the axial load and the geometric parameters of beams for which an asymmetric response bifurcates from the symmetric one, are obtained. The necessary criterion establishes the conditions for the appearance of bifurcation points on the unstable branch of the symmetric response curve; the sufficient criterion assures a realistic asymmetric buckling bifurcating from the stable branches of the symmetric response curve. A comparison between the RO model results and those obtained by direct numerical analysis shows good agreement between the two and indicates that the obtained criteria can be used to predict symmetric and non-symmetric buckling in electrostatically actuated curved pre-stressed micro beams. It is shown that while the symmetry breaking conditions are affected by the nonlinearity of the electrostatic force, its influence is less pronounced than in the case of the symmetric snap-through criterion. The nature of the latter and the relations between it and the symmetry breaking criteria are found to go through a prominent qualitative change as the initial distance between the beam and the electrode, characterizing the electrostatic force, changes.     

两种典型螺栓连接结构的刚度特性比较研究

针对法兰对接和径向套接两种典型舱段螺栓连接形式,基于有限元静刚度计算、动力学简化建模、冲击响应特性分析及结构冲击试验,系统研究了两种连接形式的轴向刚度特性及其对动力学冲击响应的影响.有限元静刚度分析揭示了法兰对接与径向套接的轴向拉压刚度分别是非对称的和对称的,而法兰对接的平均刚度更大.之后,为两种连接形式建立了统一的动力学模型,证明非对称的轴向拉压刚度导致结构在受到横向载荷作用时会产生附加的耦合轴向振动,并且利用高精度幂函数拟合刚度跳变,得到耦合轴向振动频率是弯曲振动频率的二倍的结论.最后,通过冲击动力学试验证明了法兰对接存在二倍频的耦合轴向振动,而径向套接则不存在该耦合振动.径向套接虽然一阶频率较低,但阻尼效果更好.     

Simplified experimental calibration for a tridilosa-type bridge finite element model

In this work, a simplified experimental calibration procedure of a tridilosa-type highway bridge finite element model is presented. Under static loading conditions, vertical deflections and longitudinal stress values of bridge midspan bar elements were used as reference parameters. Natural frequencies obtained through a finite element model are then compared with those obtained through experimental measurements. Good experimental-model correlation for the first two frequencies and corresponding mode shapes was obtained. Based on the results, improvements for future experimental instrumentation configurations and measurement for these types of bridges are presented and discussed.     

An identification method of generalized modal parameters of linear vibrating defective systems

Based on the generalized mode theory of linear vibrating defective systems, an identification method of generalized modal parameters is presented in this paper. By the use of this method, which combines the direct method with the iteration method in frequency domain, all the generalized modal parameters can be identified without any initial value. It is shown that the present method is effective and useful.     

线性振动亏损系统广义模态参数的识别方法

基于线性振动亏损系统的广义模态理论,本文提出了一种识别亏损系统广义模态参数的频域方法。该方法将直接法与迭代法相结合,无需人工初值,可分步识别出亏损系统的全部广义模态参数。模拟识别结果表明,本文方法是有效且可行的。     

Optimal design of impulsively loaded plastic beams for asymmetric mode motions

Optimal design of a rigid-plastic stepped beam is discussed assuming the mode form of motion. Such beam dimensions are sought for which a minimum of local or mean deflection is attained within designs of constant volume. It is assumed that the prescribed kinetic energy is imparted to the structure at the initial instant with free motion occurring afterwards. It is shown that besides three symmetric modes of motion, also the asymmetric modes may exist. An optimal design for asymmetric modes is determined and compared with a respective design for symmetric modes, obtained previously in [1].     

考虑温度效应的索梁面内动力学建模及特性分析

根据增量热场理论,温度变化影响下索梁结构会形成新的热应力平衡状态．因此基于已有的索梁结构非线性动力学模型,结合与斜拉索张拉力和垂度相关的无量纲参数,重新建立考虑温度变化影响下索梁结构面内振动的动力学模型,并推导其面内非线性运动方程．接着开展特征值分析,得到包含温度效应的索梁结构面内振动频率的超越方程及模态振型函数．通过算例研究温度变化对不同刚度比的索梁结构影响,得到其前四阶面内振动的模态频率与温度变化的关系曲线．研究结果表明：面内模态频率受温度变化影响明显,其影响程度与刚度比大小和模态的阶数密切相关,温度变化对低阶模态频率的影响比对高阶模态频率影响更为复杂;升温和降温对索梁结构面内振动特性的影响不对称;此外温度变化会导致频率偏转点的位置发生漂移．     

On Modal Interaction,Stability and Nonlinear Dynamics of a Model Two D.O.F. Mechanical System Performing Snap-Through Motion

Dynamics of a simple two degrees of freedom (d.o.f.) mechanical system is considered, to illustrate the phenomena of modal interaction. The system has a natural symmetry of shape and is subjected to symmetric loading. Two stable equilibrium configurations are separated by an unstable one, so that the model system can perform cross-well oscillations. Nonlinear statics and dynamics are considered, with the emphasis on detecting conditions for instability of symmetric configurations and analysis of bi-modal non-symmetric motions. Nonlinear local dynamics is analyzed by multiple scales method. Direct numerical integration of original equations of motions is carried out to validate analysis of modulation equations. In global dynamics (analysis of cross-well oscillations) Lyapunov exponents are used to estimate qualitatively a type of motion exhibited by the mechanical system. Modal interactions are demonstrated both in the local dynamics and for snap-through oscillations, including chaotic motions. This mechanical system may be looked upon as a lumped parameters model of continuous elastic structures (spherical segments, cylindrical panels, buckled plates, etc.). Analyses performed in the paper qualitatively describe complicated phenomena in local and global dynamics of original structures.     

Effect of debonding in active constrained layer damping patches on hybrid control of smart beams

A new model for a smart beam with a partially debonded active constrained layer damping (ACLD) patch is presented, and the effects of the debonding of the ACLD patch on both passive and hybrid control are investigated. In this model, both shear and compressional vibrations of the viscoelastic material (VEM) layer are considered. The moment inertia and the transverse shear effect are also taken into account based on the Timoshenko’s beam theory. The adhesive layer between the host beam and the piezoelectric sensor patch is modeled as an elastic load transferring media. The debonding of the ACLD patch is approximated by removing the VEM between the constraining layer and the host beam in the debonding region, and the continuity conditions are imposed based on displacement continuity and force balance. A modal velocity observer-based modal control scheme is also given to perform the active modal control of the beam. In order to examine the effects of part debonding of the ACLD patch, the characteristic equation of the beam treated with an ACLD patch is derived. The simulation example results show that an edge debonding of the ACLD patch can significantly affect both passive and hybrid control. It is also found that the additional mode induced by the debonding has unique effects on the modal damping ratios and frequencies of both open-loop and closed-loop system.