动载荷的识别方法

大多数情况下, 作用在工程结构上的动载荷, 如高性能战斗机在大攻角机动飞行时作用在垂尾结构上的抖振载荷, 是无法直接测量的, 只能通过测试结构在动载荷作用下的动态响应来识别出结构的动载荷. 首先阐述了动载荷识别的基本原理, 然后根据结构模型的特点, 将动载荷识别方法分为确定性结构的动载荷识别方法和不确定性结构的动载荷识别两大类, 对近些年国内外学者在这两方面的研究进展进行述评, 最后针对目前动载荷识别方法研究中所存在的问题, 提出有待深入探讨的课题.      

Experimental study of wind loads on cylindrical reticulated shells

The cylindrical reticulated shell structures without side walls, which are normally arranged in pairs, are usually used as dry-coal sheds in a thermal power plant. The wind loads of these shells do not exist in standards or codes. Therefore, this study investigates the mean and fluctuating wind loads on a cylindrical reticulated shell with a rise-to-span ratio of 0.39 through a series of wind tunnel tests. The characteristics of the wind pressures on the upper and lower surfaces and the net pressures are presented. The results show that the wind direction and another shell structure significantly affect the wind loads on the principal shell. The most unfavorable wind direction is around 30°, whereas the effects of the wind field and the height of the coal stack are small. The surfaces of the shells are divided into nine blocks, and the block mean and fluctuating (rms) pressure coefficients suitable for engineering applications are given as references for wind load codes.     

停歇对疲劳裂纹扩展超载迟滞效应影响的研究

本文用 16 Mn和 A 537 两种普通低合金钢试件,较系统地研究了停歇对疲劳超载迟滞效应的影响。研究表明,疲劳载荷中的停歇对超载迟滞效应有明显影响,其影响的程度大小与停歇时的载荷 P_H,停歇时间 t_H 等因素密切相关;不但可能使试件的疲劳寿命减少,也可能使试件的疲劳寿命增加。在工程结构疲劳设计、分析及应用超载迟滞效应时应予以注意。     

Large-scale rotating bending fatigue tests for offshore pipe connections

A testing apparatus featuring rotating bending fatigue techniques was designed and constructed to investigate the fatigue behavior of full-sized threaded connections used to couple offshore piping and structures. Rotating bending tests were performed where flexural loads are applied to the pipe with a hydraulic loading system while simultaneously rotating the pipe by belt drive attached to an electric motor. While rotating bending fatigue testing is not a new concept, the relatively large scale of the tests presented special problems that make the apparatus distinctive. This rotating bending apparatus allows more rapid testing than conventional closed-loop systems. Additionally, conventional closed-loop axial fatigue tests would have required a testing frame with fatigue load capacity exceeding 4455 kN (1,000,000 lbs). Several specially manufactured devices are featured that require large service loads combined with exacting machine tolerances. Currently, a fatigue frequency of 2.0 Hz has been achieved with an equivalent deformation range of 25.4 mm (1.0 in.). Faster speeds are believed possible.     

薄壁圆管空间结构的热疲劳可靠性分析

针对薄壁圆管的空间结构,分析其在交变热载荷下的疲劳可靠性问题。为同时考虑由截面平均温度和截面温差造成的疲劳损伤,提出了综合利用剩余强度和疲劳累积损伤模型的分析方法。首先根据疲劳累积损伤相等原理,将截面温差造成的多级扰动应力载荷作用频次等效为平均温度下的常幅应力载荷作用次数,从而将两者产生的热应力载荷统一为一常幅载荷,再利用剩余强度模型基于动态应力-强度干涉理论对疲劳可靠度进行分析,得到了结构在综合考虑两种热疲劳状态下的动态可靠度。本方法可避免直接利用疲劳累积损伤理论临界损伤值难以确定的问题,且能体现金属疲劳损伤的真实情况。最后以哈勃望远镜为例,分析了其主梁随疲劳热载荷循环作用下的动态可靠度,得出了一些有意义的结论。     

停歇对疲劳裂纹扩展超载迟滞效应影响的研究

本文用 16 Mn和 A 537 两种普通低合金钢试件,较系统地研究了停歇对疲劳超载迟滞效应的影响。研究表明,疲劳载荷中的停歇对超载迟滞效应有明显影响,其影响的程度大小与停歇时的载荷 P_H,停歇时间 t_H 等因素密切相关;不但可能使试件的疲劳寿命减少,也可能使试件的疲劳寿命增加。在工程结构疲劳设计、分析及应用超载迟滞效应时应予以注意。     

Optimization of cylindrical shells with compliant cores

Thin-walled, cylindrical structures are found extensively in both engineering components and in nature. The weight to load bearing ratio is a critical element of design of such structures in a variety of engineering applications, including space shuttle fuel tanks, aircraft fuselages, and offshore oil platforms. In nature, thin-walled cylindrical structures are often supported by a honeycomb- or foam-like cellular core, as for example, in plant stems, porcupine quills, or hedgehog spines. Previous studies have suggested that a compliant core increases the buckling resistance of a cylindrical shell over that of a hollow cylinder of the same weight. In this paper, we extend the linear-elastic buckling theory by coupling it with basic plasticity theory to provide a more comprehensive analysis of isotropic, cylindrical shells with compliant cores. We examine the optimal design of a thin-walled cylinder with a compliant core, of given radius and specified materials, for a prescribed load bearing capacity in axial compression. The analysis gives the values of the shell thickness, the core thickness, and the core density that maximize the load bearing capacity of the shell with a compliant core over an equivalent weight hollow shell. The analysis also identifies the optimum ratio of the core modulus to the shell modulus and is supported by a Lagrangian optimization technique. The analysis further discusses the selection of materials in the design of a cylinder with a compliant core, identifying the most suitable material combinations. The performance of a cylinder with a compliant core is compared with competing designs (optimized hat-stiffened shell and optimized sandwich-wall shell). Finally, the challenges associated with achieving the optimal design in practice are discussed, and the potential for practical implementation is explored.     

Dynamic thermal buckling of suddenly heated temperature-dependent FGM cylindrical shells,under combined axial compression and external pressure

FGM components are constructed to sustain high temperature gradients. There are many applications where the FGM components are vulnerable to transient thermal shocks. If a component is already under compressive external loads (e.g. under a combination of axial compression and external pressure), the mentioned thermal shocks will cause the component to exhibit dynamic behavior and in some cases may lead to buckling. On the other hand, a preheated FGM component may undergo dynamic mechanical loads. Only static thermal buckling investigations were developed so far for the FGM shells. In the present paper, dynamic buckling of a pre-stressed, suddenly heated imperfect FGM cylindrical shell and dynamic buckling of a mechanically loaded imperfect FGM cylindrical shell in thermal environment, with temperature-dependent properties are presented. The general form of Green’s strain tensor in curvilinear coordinates and a high order shell theory proposed already by the author are used. Instead of using semi-analytical solutions that rely on the validity of the separation of variables concept, the complicated nonlinear governing equations are solved using the finite element method. Buckling load is detected by a modified Budiansky criterion proposed by the author. The effects of temperature-dependency of the material properties, volume fraction index, load combination, and initial geometric imperfections on the thermo-mechanical post-buckling behavior of a shell with two constituent materials are evaluated. The results reveal that the volume fraction index and especially, the differences between the thermal stresses created in the outer and the inner surfaces may change the buckling behavior. Furthermore, temperature gradient and initial imperfections have less effect on buckling of a shell subjected to a pure external pressure.     

圆柱壳在两种非轴对称同步移动载荷作用下的动力响应

本文根据工程实例计算的需要,研究了有限长弹性圆柱薄壳在两种非轴对称同步移动载荷作用下的动力响应问题。两种非轴对称同步移动载荷作用是指非轴对称移动的集中载荷,以及同步移动且作用范围随移动位置增加的均布载荷的共同作用。建立了在上述两种不同类型载荷作用下的具有对称形式的动力学微分方程组;分别采用Dirac函数与Heaviside函数表示移动的均布载荷与集中载荷,设定位移函数的基础上,应用Galerkin法及Laplace变换,求得了圆柱薄壳应力与位移动态响应的解析解;通过具体算例,将所得到解析解的计算结果与ANSYS数值解进行了对比分析,验证了解析解的可靠性。     

Swirl number based transposition of flow-induced mechanical stresses from reduced scale to full-size Francis turbine runners

At part load conditions, Francis turbines are subject to the emergence of a hydrodynamic instability in their draft tube, referred to as precessing vortex rope. It induces pressure pulsations in the water passages at the precession frequency of the vortex, leading to additional vibrations and dynamic loads on the runner blades. The prediction of both the dynamic behaviour of the vortex rope and the resulting dynamic loads over a wide operating range is of importance to improve the runner design and robustness on the one hand and to assess additional fatigue and related maintenance costs on the other hand. Such a prediction, either with numerical simulation or reduced scale physical model tests, remains however challenging. The present paper aims at introducing a methodology to assess the vortex behaviour, the related pressure fluctuations and the resulting dynamic strains on the runner over the complete part load operating range. It is based on reduced scale physical model tests of a Francis turbine, including the measurement of the pressure and the load on the runner with instrumented blades. It is shown that the influence of both the discharge factor and speed factor on the vortex dynamics behaviour and related pressure fluctuations can be represented by a single parameter; the swirl number. The correlation with the swirl number is further extended to the dynamic strains induced by the vortex rope on the runner blades. Similar mechanical load and pressure measurements are finally performed on the full-scale machine during a power ramp-up and the results are compared to the empirical correlations established on the reduced scale physical model.     

Loading rig in which axially compressed thin cylindrical shells buckle near theoretical values

Fifteen near-perfect electroformed nickel cylindrical shells of highR/t ratios have been buckled by axial compression using a special loading-rig system. Buckling-stress values averaged 85 percent, and ranged from 80 to 96 percent, of the classical theoretical bucklingstress value. The loading rig described in this report makes use of a simple procedure for accurately aligning the thin shell with the load axis and, also, for maintaining the circularity of the shell at its end by accommodating for slightly different diameters, with the use of tapered circular end caps which provide exact fits in each case. The rig also provides a setup in which shells may be free to twist, tip and translate, or be restrained from these motions. Comparison between restrained and unrestrained tests reveoled no noticeable change in the buckling load. However, with the restraining mechanism, slightly higher postbuckling loads, repeated buckling loads and an increased number of circumferential waves resulted.     

基于退相关DIC的疲劳裂纹全局动态测量方法

工程材料和结构在反复荷载长期作用下容易发生疲劳开裂, 疲劳裂纹测量对于开展科学试验研究和工程问题分析都至关重要, 但现有方法无法实现高精度的疲劳裂纹全局动态测量. 本文基于数字图像相关(digital image correlation, DIC)技术, 合理利用DIC的退相关效应, 提出一种疲劳裂纹全局动态测量及可视化方法. 该方法首先在相机采集得到的裂纹图像内, 建立具备拓扑关系的目标点云结构, 并运用DIC亚像素算法得到裂纹区域位移场, 再基于零均值归一化互相关(zero-mean normalized cross correlation, ZNCC)计算结果剔除退相关的DIC目标点(灭点). 进一步通过“三生点”算法提取得到裂纹离散边界, 并采用最小二乘法将离散边界拟合为连续裂纹边界, 实现裂纹形态的几何重构, 最终自动计算得到裂纹长度和宽度的动态变化过程. 该方法原理清晰、理论简单, 易于实现. 开展数值模拟和钢节点疲劳试验, 对相关算法和图像采集参数进行了验证, 结果表明本文方法对疲劳裂纹边界的数字化重构误差在0.5个像素内, 基于重构结果计算得到的裂纹长度和宽度误差分别为0.46像素和0.08像素(类同于0.06 mm和0.01 mm), 并成功实现了对疲劳试验裂纹扩展形态的精细化动态测量及可视化. 研究成果证明了DIC技术用于疲劳裂纹全局动态测量及可视化的有效性, 并在测量精度、效率、成本等方面具有显著优势, 可在实验室测量和工程现场测试中推广应用.      

Some dynamical properties of a viscoelastic cylindrical shell

IntroductionTherearerarepapersonthedynamicPropertiesofviscoelasticshells.~ulosl']discussesthecaseofshallowsphericalshellandDrozdov[ZIgivesasufficientcondihonofstabilityfortheviscoelasticcylindershellbyusingtheLyapunovfunchonal.UsingtheLyapunovdirectmethod,Tyllkowski[']establishesasufficientconditionfortheasymptohcstabilityofviscoelasticcylindricalshell.ItisnotdifficulttofindthattheseexistingresultSmainlyconcentrateonthedynamicstabilityofviscoelasticshell.Thediscussionaboutthedynamicalsyste…     

球壳中球形夹杂对SV波的三维散射与动应力集中研究

夹杂将导致结构应力集中,是降低结构承载能力重要影响因素,尤其是动载作用情况下,弹性波衍射和叠加将加剧应力集中程度.弹性波衍射方程建立和求解非常复杂,目前主要研究对象集中在二维模型情况,三维有限域内夹杂引起的动应力集中现象在大型结构中比较常见,有界域边界不仅作为边界条件,同时也是散射波波源,提高了求解难度.一般通过近似方...     

Computing the structural buckling limit load by using dynamic relaxation method

The numerical structural analysis schemes are extensively developed by progress of modern computer processing power. One of these approximate approaches is called "dynamic relaxation (DR) method." This technique explicitly solves the simultaneous system of equations. For analyzing the static structures, the DR strategy transfers the governing equations to the dynamic space. By adding the fictitious damping and mass to the static equilibrium equations, the corresponding artificial dynamic system is achieved. The static equilibrium path is required in order to investigate the structural stability behavior. This path shows the relationship between the loads and the displacements. In this way, the critical points and buckling loads of the non-linear structures can be obtained. The corresponding load to the first limit point is known as buckling limit load. For estimating the buckling load, the variable load factor is used in the DR process. A new procedure for finding the load factor is presented by imposing the work increment of the external forces to zero. The proposed formula only requires the fictitious parameters of the DR scheme. To prove the efficiency and robustness of the suggested algorithm, various geometric non-linear analyses are performed. The obtained results demonstrate that the new method can successfully estimate the buckling limit load of structures.     

High-speed stochastic fatigue testing

Good stochastic fatigue tests are difficult to perform. One of the major reasons is that ordinary servohydraulic loading systems realize the prescribed load history accurately at very low testing speeds only. If the speeds used for constant amplitude testing are applied to stochastic fatigue testing, quite unacceptable errors are introduced. Usually this problem is solved by running the tests at very low speeds and by editing the load history in order to reduce the duration of the test. In this paper a new method for control of stochastic fatigue tests is proposed. It is based on letting the analog control device remain as the basic control mechanism in the system, but distorting the input signal by computer in order to minimize the errors of the load history extremes. The principle proves to be very efficient to reduce all kinds of system errors and has shown to be able to increase the allowable speed by a factor from 10 to 30.     

柱壳在轴向冲击载荷作用下动态塑性屈曲的实验研究

圆柱壳的动态塑性屈曲问题的研究主要是集中在屈曲模态方面，至于屈曲的临介载荷与临介时时间则研究的较少，ＳＨＰＢ用于研究材料在高应变率下动态力学性能已为大家所熟悉，但用于研究结构的动态屈曲则未见报道，本文利用一装置对柱壳的动态塑性屈曲进行了实验研究，测出了壳体屈曲过程的载荷，轴向缩短量与时间的关系曲线，得到屈曲时的临介载荷与临介时间，同时发现壳体屈曲变形的一些规律并与静态实验的结果进行了比较，为理论分     

GPU-BASED DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING OF INTERACTION BETWEEN SEA ICE AND JACK-UP PLATFORM STRUCTURE

在海冰与自升式海洋平台结构的相互作用过程中,冰载荷是影响平台结构振动响应和疲劳寿命的重要因素. 采用具有粘接-破碎效应的离散元模型,可对海冰与自升式海洋平台结构作用中的海冰破碎特征及相应冰载荷进行数值分析. 针对自升式海洋平台的多桩腿结构特性及其冰载荷离散元分析的大规模计算需求,建立了基于GPU 的并行算法并开发了相应的计算程序. 为实现离散元分析的高效计算,采用网格排序方法创建单元邻居列表,以快速确定海冰单元间及其与平台结构间的接触模式和作用力. 此外,还发展了球体单元与圆柱形结构在不同接触形式下的计算模型. 为检验该离散元模型的有效性,对渤海锥体海洋平台结构的作用过程进行了计算,并与现场实测冰力数据进行了对比验证. 在此基础上对多桩腿自升式平台结构的冰载荷进行了离散元分析,获得了海冰的破坏特性,确定了不同桩腿上的冰力时程. 该模型可进一步应用于不同类型海洋结构的冰载荷分析,为冰区海洋平台的结构设计和现役平台结构的疲劳分析提供参考依据.     

Numerical simulation of the failure process of unreinforced masonry walls due to concentrated static and dynamic loading

Finite element analyses of brick masonry subjected to in-plane concentrated static and dynamic loads are carried out to study crack initiation and propagation during the failure process of unreinforced masonry walls. The numerical model is firstly validated by the experimental tests by using the same materials parameters and loading conditions. Then, the static and dynamic concentrated loads are applied to the mortar joints and brick, respectively, and numerical simulations are used to compare the fracture characteristics for these loads. In addition, a comparison of fracture mechanisms for the concentrated loads on the mortar joint and brick is also given. Finally, the effect of dynamic pressure (P_max) on the failure mechanism of brick masonry is considered.     

Low-Dimensional Galerkin Models for Nonlinear Vibration and Instability Analysis of Cylindrical Shells

This paper discusses the derivation of discrete low-dimensional models for the non-linear vibration analysis of thin shells. In order to understand the peculiarities inherent to this class of structural problems, the non-linear vibrations and dynamic stability of a circular cylindrical shell subjected to dynamic axial loads are analyzed. This choice is based on the fact that cylindrical shells exhibit a highly non-linear behavior under both static and dynamic axial loads. Geometric non-linearities due to finite-amplitude shell motions are considered by using Donnell’s nonlinear shallow shell theory. A perturbation procedure, validated in previous studies, is used to derive a general expression for the non-linear vibration modes and the discretized equations of motion are obtained by the Galerkin method. The responses of several low-dimensional models are compared. These are used to study the influence of the modelling on the convergence of critical loads, bifurcation diagrams, attractors and large amplitude responses of the shell. It is shown that rather low-dimensional and properly selected models can describe with good accuracy the response of the shell up to very large vibration amplitudes.