Non-linear vibrations of imperfect free-edge circular plates and shells

Large-amplitude, geometrically non-linear vibrations of free-edge circular plates with geometric imperfections are addressed in this work. The dynamic analog of the von Kármán equations for thin plates, with a stress-free initial deflection, is used to derive the imperfect plate equations of motion. An expansion onto the eigenmode basis of the perfect plate allows discretization of the equations of motion. The associated non-linear coupling coefficients for the imperfect plate with an arbitrary shape are analytically expressed as functions of the cubic coefficients of a perfect plate. The convergence of the numerical solutions are systematically addressed by comparisons with other models obtained for specific imperfections, showing that the method is accurate to handle shallow shells, which can be viewed as imperfect plate. Finally, comparisons with a real shell are shown, showing good agreement on eigenfrequencies and mode shapes. Frequency-response curves in the non-linear range are compared in a very peculiar regime displayed by the shell with a 1:1:2 internal resonance. An important improvement is obtained compared to a perfect spherical shell model, however some discrepancies subsist and are discussed.     

Damping for large-amplitude vibrations of plates and curved panels,Part 1: Modeling and experiments

Theoretical and experimental non-linear vibrations of thin rectangular plates and curved panels subjected to out-of-plane harmonic excitation are investigated. Experiments have been performed on isotropic and laminated sandwich plates and panels with supported and free boundary conditions. A sophisticated measuring technique has been developed to characterize the non-linear behavior experimentally by using a Laser Doppler Vibrometer and a stepped-sine testing procedure. The theoretical approach is based on Donnell's non-linear shell theory (since the tested plates are very thin) but retaining in-plane inertia, taking into account the effect of geometric imperfections. A unified energy approach has been utilized to obtain the discretized non-linear equations of motion by using the linear natural modes of vibration. Moreover, a pseudo arc-length continuation and collocation scheme has been used to obtain the periodic solutions and perform bifurcation analysis. Comparisons between numerical simulations and the experiments show good qualitative and quantitative agreement. It is found that, in order to simulate large-amplitude vibrations, a damping value much larger than the linear modal damping should be considered. This indicates a very large and non-linear increase of damping with the increase of the excitation and vibration amplitude for plates and curved panels with different shape, boundary conditions and materials.     

Axisymmetric buckling of transversely isotropic circular and annular plates

This paper presents a general solution of the three-dimensional governing equations for the axisymmetric buckling problem of transversely isotropic media. The solution is expressed by a displacement function that satisfies a homogeneous fourth-order partial differential equation. Using this general solution, the axisymmetric buckling of circular and annular plates is investigated and exact solutions are obtained for appropriate boundary conditions. Numerical results are considered for clamped and simply supported circular and annular plates in comparison with existent results.     

Using nonlinear normal modes to analyze forced vibrations

The paper proposes a method to analyze forced vibrations in nonlinear systems. The procedure combines Rauscher’s method and Pierre–Shaw nonlinear modes. Results from an analysis of the forced vibrations of a shallow arch are presented as an example Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 102–110, December 2008.     

Non-Linear vibrations and chaos in harmonically excited rectangular plates with one-to-one internal resonance

Nonlinear flexural vibrations of a rectangular plate with uniform stretching are studied for the case when it is harmonically excited with forces acting normal to the midplane of the plate. The physical phenomena of interest here arise when the plate has two distinct linear modes of vibration with nearly the same natural frequency. It is shown that, depending on the spatial distribution of the external forces, the plate can undergo harmonic motions either in one of the two individual modes or in a mixed-mode. Stable single-mode and mixed-mode solutions can also coexist over a wide range in the amplitudes and frequency of excitation. For low damping levels, the presence of Hopf bifurcations in the mixed-mode response leads to complicated amplitude-modulated dynamics including period doubling bifurcations, chaos, coexistence of multiple chaotic motions, and crisis, whereby the chaotic attractors suddenly disappear and the plate resumes small amplitude harmonic motions in a single-mode. Numerical results are presented specifically for 1 : 1 resonance in the (1, 2) and (3, 1) plate modes.     

Dynamic bifurcation and sensitivity analysis of non-linear non-planar vibrations of geometrically imperfect cantilevered beams

The non-linear non-planar dynamic responses of a near-square cantilevered (a special case of inextensional beams) geometrically imperfect (i.e., slightly curved) and perfect beam under harmonic primary resonant base excitation with a one-to-one internal resonance is investigated. The sensitivity of limit-cycles predicted by the perfect beam model to small geometric imperfections is analyzed and the importance of taking into account the small geometric imperfections is investigated. This was carried out by assuming two different geometric imperfection shapes, fixing the corresponding frequency detuning parameters and continuation of sample limit-cycles versus the imperfection parameter. The branches of periodic responses for perfect and imperfect (i.e. small geometric imperfection) beams are determined and compared. It is shown that branches of periodic solutions associated with similar limit-cycles of the imperfect and perfect beams have a frequency shift with respect to each other and may undergo different bifurcations which results in different dynamic responses. Furthermore, the imperfect beam model predicts more dynamic attractors than the perfect one. Also, it is shown that depending on the magnitude of geometric imperfection, some of the attractors predicted by the perfect beam model may collapse. Ignoring the small geometric imperfections and applying the perfect beam model is shown to contribute to erroneous results.     

Experimental and theoretical study on large amplitude vibrations of clamped rubber plates

In this paper, the large amplitude forced vibrations of thin rectangular plates made of different types of rubbers are investigated both experimentally and theoretically. The excitation is provided by a concentrated transversal harmonic load. Clamped boundary conditions at the edges are considered, while rotary inertia, geometric imperfections and shear deformation are neglected since they are negligible for the studied cases. The von Kármán nonlinear strain-displacement relationships are used in the theoretical study; the viscoelastic behaviour of the material is modelled using the Kelvin-Voigt model, which introduces nonlinear damping. An equivalent viscous damping model has also been created for comparison. In-plane pre-loads applied during the assembly of the plate to the frame are taken into account. In the experimental study, two rubber plates with different material and thicknesses have been considered; a silicone plate and a neoprene plate. The plates have been fixed to a heavy rectangular metal frame with an initial stretching. The large amplitude vibrations of the plates in the spectral neighbourhood of the first resonance have been measured at various harmonic force levels. A laser Doppler vibrometer has been used to measure the plate response. Maximum vibration amplitude larger than three times the thickness of the plate has been achieved, corresponding to a hardening type nonlinear response. Experimental frequency-response curves have been very satisfactorily compared to numerical results. Results show that the identified retardation time increases when the excitation level is increased, similar to the equivalent viscous damping but to a lesser extent due to its nonlinear nature. The nonlinearity introduced by the Kelvin-Voigt viscoelasticity model is found to be not sufficient to capture the dissipation present in the rubber plates during large amplitude vibrations.     

On the interaction between a dislocation and a circular inhomogeneity with imperfect interface in antiplane shear

The solution of appropriate elasticity problems involving the interaction between inclusions and dislocations plays a fundamental role in many practical and theoretical applications, namely, it increases the understanding of material defects thereby providing valuable insight into the mechanical behavior of composite materials.Although the problem of a three-phase circular inclusion interacting with a dislocation in antiplane shear has been presented [Xiao and Chen, Mech. Mater. 32 (2000) 485], the analysis is limited to the classical perfect bonding condition. The current paper considers the solution for a homogeneous circular inclusion interacting with a dislocation under thermal loadings in antiplane shear. The bonding along the inhomogeneity–matrix interface is considered to be imperfect with the assumption that the interface imperfections are constant. It is found that when the inhomogeneity is soft, regardless of the level of interface imperfection, the inhomogeneity will always attract the dislocation. As a result, no equilibrium positions are available. Alternatively, when the inhomogeneity is hard, an unstable equilibrium position is found which depends on the imperfect interface condition and the shear moduli ratio μ₂/μ₁.     

Antiplane time-harmonic green’s functions for a circular inhomogeneity with an imperfect interface

Two-dimensional antiplane time-harmonic Green’s functions for a circular inhomogeneity with an imperfect interface are derived. Here the linear spring model with vanishing thickness is employed to characterize the imperfect interface. Explicit expressions for the displacement and the stress fields induced by time-harmonic antiplane line forces located both in the unbounded matrix and in the circular inhomogeneity are presented. When the circular frequency approaches zero, our results reduce to those for the static case. Numerical results are presented to show the influence of the frequency and the imperfection of the interface on the stress and displacement fields.     

Forced large amplitude periodic vibrations of non-linear Mathieu resonators for microgyroscope applications

This paper describes a comprehensive non-linear multiphysics model based on the Euler–Bernoulli beam equation that remains valid up to large displacements in the case of electrostatically actuated Mathieu resonators. This purely analytical model takes into account the fringing field effects and is used to track the periodic motions of the sensing parts in resonant microgyroscopes. Several parametric analyses are presented in order to investigate the effect of the proof mass frequency on the bifurcation topology. The model shows that the optimal sensitivity is reached for resonant microgyroscopes designed with sensing frequency four times faster than the actuation one.     

Coupled extension and thickness-twist vibrations of lateral field excited AT-cut quartz plates简

In this paper, the coupled extension and thickness- twist vibrations are studied for AT-cut quartz plates under Lateral Field Excitation （LFE） with variations along the x1- direction. Mindlin＇s two-dimensional equations are used for anisotropic crystal plates. Both free and electrically forced vibrations are considered. Important vibration characteristics are obtained, including dispersion relations, frequency spectra, and motional capacitances. It is shown that, to avoid the effects of the couplings between extension and thickness-twist vibrations, a series of discrete values of the length/thickness ratio of the crystal plate need to be excluded. The results are of fundamental significance for the design of LFE resonators and sensors.     

Numerical investigation of nonlinear vibrations of viscoelastic plates and cylindrical panels in a gas flow

Nonlinear vibrations of viscoelastic elements of aviation structures are studied. A method and an algorithm for the numerical solution of integrodifferential equations are proposed. The critical velocity of the flow past viscoelastic plates is determined. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 156–162, March–April, 2007.     

Multi-modal approach for large natural flexural vibrations of thermally stressed plates

By means of Berger's approximation, suitable for plates with immovable edges, the geometrically nonlinear problem is considerably simplified. Thermally loaded plates with polygonal planform under hard-hinged support conditions are considered, taking into account the effect of shear in transverse isotropy. The class of symmetric vibrations about the flat plate position is represented by a homogeneous and coupled set of Duffing-oscillators as a result of a multi-mode expansion. A unifying non-dimensional closed-form solution for the corresponding nonlinear natural vibration periods is given, which is independent of the special planform. The individual shape of the plate enters the transformation into real time through the linear natural frequencies, or, equivalently, through the linear eigen-values of an effectively prestressed membrane of the same planform.     

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.     

A new model for the study of rain-wind-induced vibrations of a simple oscillator

In this paper, a model equation is presented for the study of rain-wind-induced vibrations of a simple oscillator. As will be shown the presence of raindrops in the wind-field may have an essential influence on the dynamic stability of the oscillator. In this model equation the influence of the variation of the mass of the oscillator due to an incoming flow of raindrops hitting the oscillator and a mass flow which is blown and shaken off is investigated. The time-varying mass is modeled by a time harmonic function whereas simultaneously also time-varying lift and drag forces are considered.     

Three-dimensional computation for flow-induced vibrations of an upstream circular cylinder in two tandem circular cylinders

It is well known from a lot of experimental data that fluid forces acting on two tandem circular cylinders are quite different from those acting on a single circular cylinder. Therefore, we first present numerical results for fluid forces acting on two tandem circular cylinders, which are mounted at various spacings in a smooth flow, and second we present numerical results for flow-induced vibrations of the upstream circular cylinder in the tandem arrangement. The two circular cylinders are arranged at close spacing in a flow field. The upstream circular cylinder is elastically placed by damper-spring systems and moves in both the in-line and cross-flow directions. In such models, each circular cylinder is assumed as a rigid body. On the other hand, we do not introduce a turbulent model such as the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) or Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models into the numerical scheme to compute the fluid flow. Our numerical procedure to capture the flow-induced vibration phenomena of the upstream circular cylinder is treated as a fluid-structure interaction problem in which the ideas of weak coupling is taken into consideration.     

Monoharmonic vibrations and vibrational heating of an electromechanically loaded circular plate with piezoelectric actuators subject to shear strain

The paper addresses the forced flexural vibrations and dissipative heating of a circular viscoelastic plate with piezoactive actuators under axisymmetric loading. A refined formulation of this coupled problem is considered. The viscoelastic behavior of materials is described using the concept of complex moduli dependent on the temperature of dissipative heating. The electromechanical behavior of the plate is modeled based on the Timoshenko hypotheses for the mechanical variables and analogous hypotheses for the electric-field variables in the piezoactive layers of the actuator. The temperature is assumed constant throughout the thickness. The nonlinear problem is solved by a time stepping method using, at each step, the discrete-orthogonalization and finite-difference methods to solve the elastic and heat-conduction equations, respectively. A numerical study is made of the effect of the shear strain, the temperature dependence of the material properties, fixation conditions, and geometrical parameters of the plate on the vibrational characteristics and the electric potential applied to the actuator electrodes to balance the mechanical load Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 9, pp. 104–114, September 2008.     

Linear feedback and parametric controls of vibrations and chaotic escape in a Φ potential

The control of vibration amplitude and chaotic escape of an harmonically excited particle in a single well Φ⁶ potential is considered. The linear feedback and parametric control strategies are used. The control efficiency on amplitude is found by analysing the behaviour of the amplitude of the controlled system as compared to that of the uncontrolled system. The conditions for inhibition of the chaotic escape are obtained by means of the Melnikov method.     

New exact solutions for free vibrations of rectangular thin plates by symplectic dual method

The separation of variables is employed to solve Hamiltonian dual form of eigenvalue problem for transverse free vibrations of thin plates, and formulation of the natural mode in closed form is performed. The closed-form natural mode satisfies the governing equation of the eigenvalue problem of thin plate exactly and is applicable for any types of boundary conditions. With all combinations of simplysupported （S） and clamped （C） boundary conditions applied to the natural mode, the mode shapes are obtained uniquely and two eigenvalue equations are derived with respect to two spatial coordinates, with the aid of which the normal modes and frequencies are solved exactly. It was believed that the exact eigensolutions for cases SSCC, SCCC and CCCC were unable to be obtained, however, they are successfully found in this paper. Comparisons between the present results and the FEM results validate the present exact solutions, which can thus be taken as the benchmark for verifying different approximate approaches.