The role of non-linear theories in transient dynamic analysis of flexible structures

Transient dynamic analysis of flexible structures undergoing large motions is considered. For rotating structures, it is explicitly shown that appropriate account of the influence of centrifugal force on the bending stiffness requires the use of a geometrically non-linear (at least second-order) beam theory. Use of a first-order (linearized) linear beam theory results in a spurious loss of bending stiffness. For a rotating plane beam, a set of linear partial differential equations of motion—that includes all inertia effects (Coriolis, centrifugal, acceleration of revolution) and coupling between extensional and flexural deformations—is derived from the fully non-linear beam theory by consistent linearization. The analysis is subsequently extended to the more general case of a plate, accomodating shear deformation, and undergoing a general three-dimensional rotating motion. The discretization process of the resulting linear equations of motion for the beam and the plate is also discussed.     

Bending vibration of axially loaded Timoshenko beams with locally distributed Kelvin-Voigt damping

Utilizing the Timoshenko beam theory and applying Hamilton's principle, the bending vibration equations of an axially loaded beam with locally distributed internal damping of the Kelvin-Voigt type are established. The partial differential equations of motion are then discretized into linear second-order ordinary differential equations based on a finite element method. A quadratic eigenvalue problem of a damped system is formed to determine the eigenfrequencies of the damped beams. The effects of the internal damping, sizes and locations of damped segment, axial load and restraint types on the damping and oscillating parts of the damped natural frequency are investigated. It is believed that the present study is valuable for better understanding the influence of various parameters of the damped beam on its vibration characteristics.     

MODAL ANALYSIS OF ROTATING COMPOSITE CANTILEVER PLATES

A modelling method for the modal analysis of a rotating composite cantilever plate is presented in this paper. A set of linear ordinary differential equations of motion for the plate is derived by using the assumed mode method. Two in-plane stretch variables are employed and approximated to derive the equations of motion. The equations of motion include the coupling terms between the in-plane and the lateral motions as well as the motion-induced stiffness variation terms. Dimensionless parameters are identified and the explicit mass and the stiffness matrices for the modal analysis are obtained with the dimensionless parameters. The effects of the dimensionless angular velocity and the fiber orientation angles of rotating composite cantilever plates on their modal characteristics are investigated. Natural frequency loci veering and crossing along with associated mode shape variations are observed.     

Coupled longitudinal–transverse dynamics of an axially accelerating beam

The coupled longitudinal–transverse nonlinear dynamics of an axially accelerating beam is numerically investigated; this problem is classified as a parametrically excited gyroscopic system. The axial speed is assumed to be comprised of a constant mean value along with harmonic fluctuations. Hamilton’s principle is employed to derive the equations of motion of the system which are in the form of two coupled partial differential equations. The equations are discretized using the Galerkin method, which yields a set of coupled second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations with time-dependent coefficients. The sub-critical dynamics of the system is examined via the pseudo-arclength continuation technique, while the global dynamics is investigated using direct time integration. The mean axial speed and the amplitude of the speed variations are varied so as to construct the bifurcation diagrams of Poincaré maps. The vibration specifications of the system are investigated more detailed via plotting time histories, phase-plane portraits, and fast Fourier transforms (FFTs).     

Nonlinear dynamic behaviors of a deploying-and-retreating wing with varying velocity

In this paper, the nonlinear dynamical behaviors of deploying-and-retreating wings in supersonic airflow are investigated. A cantilever laminated composite beam, which is axially moving at a known rate, is implemented to model the deploying-and-retreating wing. Associated with Reddy's third-order theory and von Karman type equations of large deformation, the nonlinear governing equations of motion of the deploying-and-retreating wing are derived based on the Hamilton's principle. The nonlinear partial differential equations of motion are transformed into a set of the ordinary differential equations using Galerkin's method. The nonlinear dynamical behaviors of the deployable-and-retreating wing are investigated in the cases of three different axially moving rates during deploying process and retreating process using the numerical simulations.     

Residual vibration reduction of a flexible beam deploying from a translating hub

This paper presents a method for reducing the residual vibration of a flexible beam deployed from a translating hub. Whereas previous studies have discussed reducing vibration in translating constant-length beams, this study investigates a vibration reduction method for translating beams of variable length. The partial differential equation of motion for a translating beam is derived and transformed into a variational equation. Based on the discretized equations from the variational equation, the dynamic responses of the flexible beam under translation are analyzed. A vibration reduction method is proposed that is effective for both constant- and variable-length deploying translating beams.     

Vibration characteristics of a rotating flexible arm with ACLD treatment

In this paper, the vibration behavior and control of a clamped–free rotating flexible cantilever arm with fully covered active constrained layer damping (ACLD) treatment are investigated. The arm is rotating in a horizontal plane in which the gravitational effect and rotary inertia are neglected. The stress–strain relationship for the viscoelastic material (VEM) is described by a complex shear modulus while the shear deformations in the two piezoelectric layers are neglected. Hamilton's principle in conjunction with finite element method (FEM) is used to derive the non-linear coupled differential equations of motion and the associated boundary conditions that describe the rigid hub angle rotation, the arm transverse displacement and the axial deformations of the three-layer composite. This refined model takes into account the effects of centrifugal stiffening due to the rotation of the beam and the potential energies of the VEM due to extension and bending. Active controllers are designed with PD for the piezosensor and actuator. The vibration frequencies and damping factors of the closed-loop beam/ACLD system are obtained after solving the characteristic complex eigenvalue problem numerically. The effects of different rotating speed, thickness ratio and loss factor of the VEM as well as different controller gain on the damped frequency and damping ratio are presented. The results of this study will be useful in the design of adaptive and smart structures for vibration suppression and control in rotating structures such as rotorcraft blades or robotic arms.     

Free vibration analysis of a rotating hub–functionally graded material beam system with the dynamic stiffening effect

A comprehensive dynamic model of a rotating hub–functionally graded material (FGM) beam system is developed based on a rigid–flexible coupled dynamics theory to study its free vibration characteristics. The rigid–flexible coupled dynamic equations of the system are derived using the method of assumed modes and Lagrange's equations of the second kind. The dynamic stiffening effect of the rotating hub–FGM beam system is captured by a second-order coupling term that represents longitudinal shrinking of the beam caused by the transverse displacement. The natural frequencies and mode shapes of the system with the chordwise bending and stretching (B–S) coupling effect are calculated and compared with those with the coupling effect neglected. When the B–S coupling effect is included, interesting frequency veering and mode shift phenomena are observed. A two-mode model is introduced to accurately predict the most obvious frequency veering behavior between two adjacent modes associated with a chordwise bending and a stretching mode. The critical veering angular velocities of the FGM beam that are analytically determined from the two-mode model are in excellent agreement with those from the comprehensive dynamic model. The effects of material inhomogeneity and graded properties of FGM beams on their dynamic characteristics are investigated. The comprehensive dynamic model developed here can be used in graded material design of FGM beams for achieving specified dynamic characteristics.     

Frequency analysis of finite beams on nonlinear Kelvin-Voight foundation under moving loads

The vibration of an Euler-Bernoulli beam, resting on a nonlinear Kelvin-Voight viscoelastic foundation, traversed by a moving load is studied in the frequency domain. The objective is to obtain the frequency responses of the beam and the effects of different parameters on the system response. The parameters include the magnitude and speed of the moving load and the foundation nonlinearity and its damping coefficient. The solution is obtained by using the Galerkin method in conjunction with the multiple scales method (MSM). The governing nonlinear partial differential equations of motion are discretized into sets of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Subsequently, the solution is calculated for different harmonics by using the MSM as one of the powerful perturbation techniques. The steady-state responses of the main harmonic as well as its two super-harmonics are then obtained. As a case study, a conventional railway track is dynamically simulated and the jump phenomenon in the response is observed for three harmonics. Moreover, a thorough stability analysis of the system is carried out.     

The effects of rotation,tip mass,and hub radius on the stability of beck's column

The stability of a cantilever beam subjected to a follower force at its free end and rotating at a uniform angular velocity is investigated. The beam is assumed to be offset from the axis of rotation, carries a tip mass at its free end, and undergoes deflection in a direction perpendicular to the plane of rotation. The equations of motion are formulated within the Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam theories for the case of a Kelvin model viscoelastic beam. The associated adjoint boundary value problems are derived and appropriate adjoint variational principles are introduced. These variational principles are used for the purpose of determining approximately the values of the critical flutter load of the system as it depends upon its damping parameters, tip mass and its rotary inertia, hub radius, and speed of rotation. The variation of the critical flutter load with these parameters is revealed in a series of several graphs. The numerical results show that the critical load can be reduced significantly due to (a) the transverse and rotary inertia of the tip mass and (b) increasing values of the internal damping parameter associated with the transverse shear deformation of the rotating beam.     

Free vibration of a rotating non-uniform beam with arbitrary pretwist, an elastically restrained root and a tip mass

The governing differential equations for the coupled bending-bending vibration of a rotating beam with a tip mass, arbitrary pretwist, an elastically restrained root, and rotating at a constant angular velocity, are derived by using Hamilton's principle. The frequency equation of the system is derived and expressed in terms of the transition matrix of the transformed vector characteristic governing equation. The influence of the tip mass, the rotary inertia of the tip mass, the rotating speed, the geometric parameter of the cross-section of the beam, the setting angle, and the pretwist parameters on the natural frequencies are investigated. The difference between the effects of the setting angle on the natural frequencies of pretwisted and unpretwisted beams is revealed.     

Dynamic contact analysis of a tensioned beam with a moving mass–spring system

The dynamic contact problem of a tensioned beam with clamped-pinned ends is analyzed when the beam contacts a moving mass–spring system. The contact and contact loss conditions are expressed in terms of constraint equations after considering the dynamic contact between the beam and the moving mass. Using these constraints and equations of motion for the beam and moving mass, dynamic contact equations are derived and then discretized using the finite element method, which is based on the Lagrange multiplier method. The time responses for the contact forces are computed from these discretized equations. The contact force variations and contact loss are investigated for the variations of the moving mass velocity, the beam tension, the moving mass, and the stiffness of the moving mass–spring system. In addition, the possibility of contact loss and safe contact conditions between the moving mass and the tensioned beam are also studied.     

FREE NON-LINEAR VIBRATION OF A ROTATING THIN RING WITH THE IN-PLANE AND OUT-OF-PLANE MOTIONS

Free non-linear vibration of a rotating thin ring with a constant speed is analyzed when the ring has both the in-plane and out-of-plane motions. The geometric non-linearity of displacements is considered by adopting the Lagrange strain theory for the circumferential strain instead of the infinitesimal strain theory. By using Hamilton's principle, the coupled non-linear partial differential equations are derived, which describe the out-of-plane bending and torsional motions as well as the in-plane bending and extensional motions. During deriving the equations of motion, we discuss how to model the circumferential stress and strain in order to consider the geometric non-linearity. Four models are established: three non-linear models and one linear model. For the four models, the linearized equations of motion are obtained in the neighbourhood of the steady state equilibrium position. Based on the linearized equations of the four cases, the natural frequencies are computed at various rotational speeds and then they are compared. Through the comparison, this study recommends which model is appropriate to describe the non-linear behaviour more precisely.     

Dynamics of an axially functionally graded beam under axial load

This paper considers the dynamics of a simply supported beam under axial time–dependent load. The beam is made of an axially functionally graded material. The motion equations are deduced from the equilibrium in deformed configuration and no restriction is made on the amplitude of the transversal displacement, but that naturally imposed by the inextensibility assumption that is adopted in the present study. The transversal motion equation, that is a partial differential equation, is approximated by its Taylor expansion until third order and then discretized through the Galerkin procedure.     

基于无网格点插值法的旋转悬臂梁的动力学分析

将基于多项式点插值的无网格方法用于旋转悬臂梁的动力学分析. 利用无网格点插值方法对柔性梁的变形场进行离散, 考虑梁的纵向拉伸变形和横向弯曲变形, 并计入横向弯曲变形引起的纵向缩短, 即非线性耦合项, 运用第二类Lagrange方程推导得到系统刚柔耦合动力学方程. 与有限元法相比, 该方法只需节点信息, 无需定义单元, 具有前处理简单的优势; 构造的形函数采用更多的节点插值, 具有高阶连续性. 将无网格点插值方法的仿真结果与有限元和假设模态法进行比较分析, 验证了该方法的正确性, 并表明其作为一种柔性体离散方法在刚柔耦合多体系统动力学的研究中具有可推广性.     

Coupled nonlinear size-dependent behaviour of microbeams

The nonlinear resonant behaviour of a microbeam, subject to a distributed harmonic excitation force, is investigated numerically taking into account the longitudinal as well as the transverse displacement. Hamilton’s principle is employed to derive the coupled longitudinal-transverse nonlinear partial differential equations of motion based on the modified couple stress theory. The discretized form of the equations of motion is obtained by applying the Galerkin technique. The pseudo-arclength continuation technique is then employed to solve the discretized equations of motion numerically. Different types of bifurcations as well as the stability of solution branches are determined. The numerical results are presented in the form of frequency-response and force-response curves for different sets of parameters. The effect of taking into account the longitudinal displacement is highlighted.     

Dynamic analysis of an axially moving finite-length beam with intermediate spring supports

This paper presents the analysis for the transverse vibration of an axially moving finite-length beam inside which two points are supported by rotating rollers. In this study, the rollers are modeled as uniaxial springs in the transverse direction. Hamilton?s principle is applied to derive the equations of motion and boundary conditions of the system. The equations of motion include translational and rotational motions as well as flexible motion. These equations are discretized using Galerkin?s method, and then the dynamic characteristics of a flexible beam with spring supports are studied by solving an eigenvalue problem. The veering phenomenon of natural frequency loci and mode exchanges are investigated for different positions of the springs and various values of the spring stiffness. In addition, the mode localization is also analyzed using the peak amplitude ratio. It is found in this study that the first mode is localized in one of the beam spans if an appropriate value of the spring constant is selected. Furthermore, it is shown that mode localization can be used to reduce the vibration transferred from one span to the other span while a beam moves axially.     

The large amplitude oscillatory strain response of aqueous foam: Strain localization and full stress Fourier spectrum

The stochastic motion of a two-dimensional vesicle in linear shear flow is studied at finite temperature. In the limit of small deformations from a circle, Langevin-type equations of motion are derived, which are highly nonlinear due to the constraint of constant perimeter length. These equations are solved in the low-temperature limit and using a mean-field approach, in which the length constraint is satisfied only on average. The constraint imposes non-trivial correlations between the lowest deformation modes at low temperature. We also simulate a vesicle in a hydrodynamic solvent by using the multi-particle collision dynamics technique, both in the quasi-circular regime and for larger deformations, and compare the stationary deformation correlation functions and the time autocorrelation functions with theoretical predictions. Good agreement between theory and simulations is obtained.     

Nonlinear stability of cylindrical shells subjected to axial flow: Theory and experiments

This paper, is concerned with the nonlinear dynamics and stability of thin circular cylindrical shells clamped at both ends and subjected to axial fluid flow. In particular, it describes the development of a nonlinear theoretical model and presents theoretical results displaying the nonlinear behaviour of the clamped shell subjected to flowing fluid. The theoretical model employs the Donnell nonlinear shallow shell equations to describe the geometrically nonlinear structure. The clamped beam eigenfunctions are used to describe the axial variations of the shell deformation, automatically satisfying the boundary conditions and the circumferential continuity condition exactly. The fluid is assumed to be incompressible and inviscid, and the fluid–structure interaction is described by linear potential flow theory. The partial differential equation of motion is discretized using the Galerkin method and the final set of ordinary differential equations are integrated numerically using a pseudo-arclength continuation and collocation techniques and the Gear backward differentiation formula. A theoretical model for shells with simply supported ends is presented as well. Experiments are also described for (i) elastomer shells subjected to annular (external) air-flow and (ii) aluminium and plastic shells with internal water flow. The experimental results along with the theoretical ones indicate loss of stability by divergence with a subcritical nonlinear behaviour. Finally, theory and experiments are compared, showing good qualitative and reasonable quantitative agreement.     

Flapwise dynamic response of a wind turbine blade in super-harmonic resonance

The flapwise dynamic response of a rotating wind turbine blade in super-harmonic resonance is studied in this paper, while the blade is subjected to unsteady aerodynamic loads. Coupled extensional–bending vibrations of the blade are considered; the governing equations which are coupled through linear and quadratic terms arising from rotating and geometric effects respectively are obtained by applying the Hamiltonian principle. The lth flapwise linear frequency and the rotational frequency are assumed to be in an almost 3:1 ratio, so super-harmonic resonance occurs when this linear frequency is close to the associated nonlinear frequency. By using the first n, no less than l, linear undamped modal functions as a functional basis and applying the Galerkin procedure, a 2n-degree-of-freedom discrete model with quadratic and cubic terms owing to geometric effect is derived. The generalized displacements corresponding to the discrete system are disintegrated into static and dynamic displacements. Perturbation method is adopted to get analytical solutions of the discrete dynamic system for positive aerodynamic dampings. The coning angle and the inflow ratio are chosen as two control parameters to analyze aeroelastic behaviors of the blade. By assuming that the static and dynamic displacements are of the same order in resonance region, and there is no other resonance except the super-harmonic resonance, the multiple-scales method is employed to obtain a set of amplitude modulation equations whose coefficients depend on two control parameters. The frequency-response equation is derived from the amplitude modulation equations. A method to estimate the functional dependence of the detuning parameter on two control parameters is introduced. The amplitude of the harmonic response is derived from the frequency-response equation after knowing the detuning parameter. Then the stability of the steady motion with respect to control parameters can be determined. The evolution of the dynamic response of the resonance mode with decreasing aerodynamic damping is discussed by means of both perturbation and numerical methods.