Some applications of semi-analytical finite element method in static and dynamic analysis of structures

In this paper a kind of semi-analytical finite element method based on the transfer matrix analysis of shells of revolution is briefly formulated. Some recent investigations on its application are presented: (1) a reanalysis algorithm for improving the accuracy of free vibration analysis; (2) a kind of semi-analytical ring element for the stress analysis of a curved pipe of the slender torus shell type.     

半解析板－梁超级元

本文构造了一种半解析板－梁超级元，它由板－梁超级弯曲元与板－梁超级平面元组合成。由于采用解析型的梁函数作为超级元弯曲位移模式，因而这一超级元具有精度高、自由度少的优点。用超级元法对由大量板和梁构件组成的复杂结构进行整体分析、尤其是进行动力分析时，这一超级元是一种高效的单元。文中导出了这一超级元的全部列式。     

张拉结构非线性分析的五节点等参单元

本文针对张拉结构的特点，提出了一种五节点等参数单元有限元模型，采用四次多项式作为位移插值函数及单元初始形状函数，并假定索是理想柔性的且满足虎克定律，基于修正的Ｌａｇｒａｎｇｉａｎ坐标描述法，建立了非线性有限元基本方程和切线刚度矩阵，利用Ｎｅｗｔｏｎ－Ｒａｐｈｓｏｎ法进行了实例计算。结果表明：本文方法精度极高，可供大跨度索网，索穹顶，拉线塔等张拉结构分析，设计时采用。     

随机结构有限元分析的递推求解方法

提出了一种新的谱随机有限元分析方法——递推求解方法。该方法将随机结构的随机响应表示成非正交多项式展式,建立了和摄动法类似的一系列确定的递推方程,并通过确定性有限元方法对这些递推方程进行静力问题求解。算例表明,当随机量出现较大涨落时,计算结果相对于传统摄动法有不小的改进。     

功能梯度材料板件三维分析的半解析梯度有限元法

将半解析有限元与梯度有限元相结合,形成一种半解析梯度有限元来求解功能梯度材料板件问题。该方法兼有有限元法的适应性强、程序统一,半解析有限元法的节省单元与计算工作量,梯度有限元法的适应构件内部材料性能任意梯度分布等特点,并实现用一维数值计算给出构件三维分析结果。算例分析表明了方法的精度、功能与上述特点,充分揭示了功能梯度材料板件力学响应的三维形态。半解析梯度有限元法可推广应用到其他功能梯度材料面结构的各类分析中。     

理性有限元

提出了与常现有限元迥然不同的理性有限元列式。其方法论的差别在于理性有限元充分考虑了力学的微分方程，用方程的解来逼近单元内部场．即以力学的需求为主导，再用相应的数学方法推导。并用理住平面四边形元RQ4为典型予以表述。数值结果表明理性有限元的优越性质。     

Semi-analytical finite element method for fictitious crack model in fracture mechanics of concrete

Based on the Hamiltonian governing equations of plane elasticity for sectorial domain, the variable separation and eigenfunction expansion techniques were employed to develop a novel analytical finite element for the fictitious crack model in fracture mechanics of concrete. The new analytical element can be implemented into FEM program systems to solve fictitious crack propagation problems for concrete cracked plates with arbitrary shapes and loads. Numerical results indicate that the method is more efficient and accurate than ordinary finite element method.     

基于摄动法的不确定性有限元模型修正方法研究

开展了考虑不确定性的有限元模型修正方法的研究。基于摄动法推导了待修正参数均值和协方差矩阵的迭代格式,其中协方差的迭代格式包括是否考虑试验数据与修正参数之间相关性的两种形式。在理论研究基础上开展数值仿真研究,实现了不确定性有限元模型修正的摄动法,并研究了试验数据样本数量对修正误差的影响。仿真结果表明,该方法适用于解决系统参数与试验数据存在不确定性的模型修正问题,试验样本数量对待修正参数标准差的修正精度影响较大;忽略试验模态参数与待修正参数不确定性之间的相关性,能够避免计算二阶灵敏度矩阵,在保证修正结果准确性的前提下减少计算量。     

基于随机有限元的非线性结构稳健性优化设计

结合结构优化技术和摄动随机有限元方法研究了非线性结构稳健设计问题。将结构稳健性优化设计问题构造为双目标优化问题。优化目标包含结构性能函数的期望值和标准差。约束函数的变异也给予考虑,并采用基于函数梯度的算法进行求解。为对具有路径相关特征的非线性结构性能及结构响应的平均值及标准差进行分析。本文采用缩减的随机变量,提出了基于增量法的摄动随机有限元计算格式。在此框架下,进一步提出以一般泛函形式表达的结构性能的平均值和方差及其灵敏度的计算格式。为显示方法的有效性。文中给出几个数值算例。     

Hamiltonian parametric element and semi-analytical solution for smart laminated plates

Based on the Hellinger-Reissner (H-R) mixed variational principle for piezoelectric material, a unified 4-node Hamiltonian isoparametric element of anisotropy piezoelectric material is established. A new semi-analytical solution for the natural vibration of smart laminated plates and the transient response of the laminated cantilever with piezoelectric patch is presented. The major steps of mathematical model are as follows: the piezoelectric layer and host layer of laminated plate are considered as unattached three-dimensional bodies and discretized by the Hamiltonian isoparametric elements. The control equation of whole structure is derived by considering the compatibility of generalized displacements and generalized stresses on the interface between layers. There is no restriction for the side-face geometrical boundaries, the thickness and the number of layers of plate by the use of the present isoparametric element. Present method has wide application area.     

Formulation of a semi-analytical approach based on Gurtin variational principle for dynamic response of general thin plates

4 semi-analytical approach for the dynamic response of general thin plates which employes finite element discretization in space domain and a series of representation in time domain is developed on the basis of Gurtin variational principles. The formulation of time series is also investigated so that the dynamic response of plates with arbitrary shape and boundary constraints can be achieved with adequate accuracy.Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Vibration modelling of structural networks using a hybrid finite element/wave and finite element approach

The vibration modelling of waveguide structures is considered. These structures comprise waveguides connected via joints. Traditionally, analytical models of the wave behaviour of such structures can be developed if they are simple (beams or rods connected at point joints, etc.). However, if the waveguides are of complicated constructions (truss-like, layered media, etc.) or the joints are complicated (e.g. of significant physical dimensions), obtaining the wave characteristics might be a formidable task. In this paper, such structures are modelled using a hybrid finite element/wave and finite element (FE/WFE) approach. The waveguides are modelled using the WFE method and thus their wave characteristics are obtained regardless of the complexity of their cross-section. The joints are modelled using standard FE, and the WFE and FE models are coupled to yield the scattering properties of the joints. The propagation and scattering models are assembled to describe the behaviour of the structure using relatively small models, while also providing information for other applications such as structure-borne sound, statistical energy analysis, etc. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the approach.     

A DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION ALGORITHM WITH FINITE ELEMENT-BOUNDARY ELEMENT COUPLING

A domain decomposition algorithm coupling the finite element and the boundary element was presented. It essentially involves subdivision of the analyzed domain into sub-regions being independently modeled by two methods, i.e., the finite element method (FEM) and the boundary element method (BEM). The original problem was restored with continuity and equilibrium conditions being satisfied on the interface of the two sub-regions using an iterative algorithm. To speed up the convergence rate of the iterative algorithm, a dynamically changing relaxation parameter during iteration was introduced. An advantage of the proposed algorithm is that the locations of the nodes on the interface of the two sub-domains can be inconsistent. The validity of the algorithm is demonstrated by the consistence of the results of a numerical example obtained by the proposed method and those by the FEM, the BEM and a present finite element-boundary element (FE-BE) coupling method.     

A precise singular finite element for crack analysis

The multi-variable finite element algorithm based on the generalized Galerkin’smethod is more flexible to establish a finite element model in the continuum mechanies.Byusing this algorithm and numerical tests a new singular finite element for elasto-plasticfracture analysis has been formulated.The results of numerical tests show that the newelement possesses high accuracy and good performance.Some rules for formulating amulti-variable singular finite element are also discussed in this paper.     

用于多种夹层板等效的有限元分析法

针对夹层板力学性能解析法难于计算复杂结构的夹层板且通用性差的问题,本文采用有限元分析法研究了夹层板性能的等效方法。对夹层板的代表体单元模型施加位移约束,模拟弯曲变形时线性独立的应变分量和弯曲内力;根据夹层板内力与应变的本构关系,求出刚度矩阵;最后由刚度矩阵得出宏观等效弹性常数,从而把夹层板等效成连续材料的单层板单元。将该方法与解析法计算结果进行比较得到的夹层板单元四个主要弹性常数误差在0.2%以内,验证了该方法的有效性;另外采用该方法等效三种典型结构夹层板,比较实际模型和等效模型的弯曲响应,得到的误差均在1.4%以内,表明该方法在不考虑复杂多变的夹芯结构时具有通用性。     

反求压电薄板智能结构荷载的有限元逆逼近方法

基于压电薄板智能结构提出一种有限元逆逼近反求结构荷载参量的方法,逼近目标函数以压电电荷响应为参量,迭代初值采用单位荷载预逼近方法;数值算例表明了该方法的有效性,可用于解决压电智能结构的荷载识别问题。     

面向对象有限元程序的类设计

传统有限元程序设计中的许多问题可以通过面向对象程序设计方法加以解决。本文介绍了我们尝试采用ＢｏｒｌａｎｄＣ＋＋２．０进行的一种面向对象有限元程序设计，着重进行有限元程序的类划分与定义，并将几个典型的类设计成类等级。面向对象语言的继承性、封装性、多态性等特性在我们的程序设计中均得到了运用。与传统的有限元程序（通常采用Ｆｏｒｔｒａｎ）相比，面向对象有限元程序更加结构化、更易于编写、更易于维护和扩充，程序代码的可重用成分更大，它为开发大型有限元分析软件提供了一条新途径     

A high-fidelity approach for vehicle mobility simulation: Nonlinear finite element tires operating on granular material

Assessing the mobility of off-road vehicles is a complex task that most often falls back on semi-empirical approaches to quantifying the vehicle–terrain interaction. Herein, we concentrate on physics-based methodologies for wheeled vehicle mobility that factor in both tire flexibility and terrain deformation within a fully three-dimensional multibody system approach. We represent the tire based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF), a nonlinear finite element approach that captures multi-layered, orthotropic shell elements constrained to the wheel rim. The soil is modeled as a collection of discrete elements that interact through contact, friction, and cohesive forces. The resulting vehicle/tire/terrain interaction problem has several millions of degrees of freedom and is solved in an explicit co-simulation framework, built upon and now available in the open-source multi-physics package Chrono. The co-simulation infrastructure is developed using a Message Passing Interface (MPI) layer for inter-system communication and synchronization, with additional parallelism leveraged through a shared-memory paradigm. The formulation and software framework presented in this investigation are proposed for the analysis of the dynamics of off-road wheeled vehicle mobility. Its application is demonstrated by numerical sensitivity studies on available drawbar pull, terrain resistance, and sinkage with respect to parameters such as tire inflation pressure and soil cohesion. The influence of a rigid tire assumption on mobility is also discussed.     

一个改进的平面梁单元

根据有限单元法基本原理 ,提出了一个变截面平面梁单元 ,推导了其单元钢度矩阵。这一改进的梁单元用于分析梁高呈线性变化及二次抛物线变化的矩形截面梁 ,将得到准确解。文中给出了一个变截面悬臂梁算例 ,计算表明 ,这一改进的梁单元使变截面梁的分析大大简化     

非确定性结构静动态特性稳健优化设计

本文研究了考虑参数随机性的结构静动态特性稳健性优化设计问题的数学模型和数值求解。在考虑结构设计变量和其研究了考虑参数随机性的结构静动态特性稳健性优化设计问题的数学模型和数值求 解. 在考虑结构设计变量和其他参数随机分布的前二阶矩的条件下,采用基于二阶摄动法的 随机有限元方法对结构响应的平均值和方差进行近似求解. 在摄动法有限元分析的框架下, 提出以一般函数形式表达的结构性能的平均值和标准差及其灵敏度的计算格式. 将结构 稳健性优化设计问题构造为双目标优化问题,优化目标包含结构性能函数的期望值和标准 差,约束函数的变异也给予考虑. 优化问题采用基于函数梯度的算法进行求解. 文中给出的数值算例显示了方法的有效性.