Lower bounds for eigenvalues of a quadratic form relative to a positive quadratic form

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Upper and lower bounds to eigenvalues by weighting function approximations

A method is developed making use of variational principles and Rayleigh's quotient which yields lower bounds to eigenvalues. The method is the counterpart of the Rayleigh-Ritz method in the sense that the results obtained from both methods will improve, i.e. approach to the exact value, as more and more terms are considered, both rely on variational principles, they are similar systematically and conceptually, and this method yields lower bounds to eigenvalues which cannot be obtained from the Rayleigh-Ritz method. Therefore, with the results from both methods the eigenvalues can be bracketed into a small region. The most important advantage of the method is the lower bounds to all eigenvalues can be obtained from the solution of one transcendental equation.     

A new method for estimating bounds of eigenvalues

A new method for estimating the bounds of eigenvalues is presented. In order to show that the method proposed is as effective as Qiu's, an undamping spring-mass system with 5 nodes and 5 degrees of freedom is given. To illustrate that the present method can be applied to structures which cannot be treated by non-negative decomposition, a plane frame with 202 nodes and 357 beam elements is given. The results show that the present method is effective for estimating the bounds of eigenvalues and is more common than Qiu's. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (No. 19872028) and the Mechanical Technology Development Foundation of China.     

Neural network solution to an inverse problem associated with the eigenvalues of the Stokes operator

A numerical method, based on the design of two artificial neural networks, is presented in order to approximate the viscosity and density features of fluids from the eigenvalues of the Stokes operator. The finite element method is used to solve the direct problem by training a first artificial neural network. A nonlinear map of eigenvalues of the Stokes operator as a function of the viscosity and density of the fluid under study is then obtained. This relationship is later inverted and refined by training a second artificial neural network, solving the aforementioned inverse problem. Numerical examples are presented in order to show the effectiveness and the limitations of this methodology.     

Lower bounds for the Hausdorff dimension of attractors

The existence of certainm-dimensional structures in a dynamical system implies that the Hausdorff dimension of its attractor is at leastm+1. A Bendixson criterion for the nonexistence of periodic orbits for systems in Hilbert spaces is found.     

计算具有区间参数结构特征值范围的一种新方法

基于区间效学的包含单调性和区间函效所表述的实际物理意义,把广义区间特征值问题转化为两个以非确定参效为优化变量,以关心的特征值为目标函效的全局优化问题,并采用遗传算法对优化问题求解,计算得到结构特征值的区间范围。通过效值算例对本文方法的有效性进行了验证,并和区间摄动法的计算结果进行了比较。     

Lower bounds for the critical loads of elastic bodies

Summary We discuss briefly a sufficient condition for hadamard stability, proposed by Holden and applied by the same Author to the evaluation of lower bounds for the critical load of elastic bodies subject to a prescribed deformation process.A refinement of the method leads to an improved condition of stability, which is also more simple in form. When applied to a body in simple compression, the new condition yields the same estimate of the critical load as Holden's condition, whereas a substantial improvement is found in the case of simple extension.

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Riassunto Si discute brevemente una condizione sufficiente per la stabilità secondo Hadamard, proposta da Holden e dallo stesso applicata alla delimitazione inferiore del carico critico di un corpo elastico soggetto a un processo deformativo preassegnato.Viene successivamente dedotta una condizione sufficiente più semplice e, nello stesso tempo, più larga della precedente. Nel caso di un corpo soggetto a compressione uniforme, essa dà una stima del carico critico coincidente con quella di Holden, mentre, nel caso di trazione uniforme, dà luogo ad una stima nettamente migliore.

     

Lower bounds to fundamental frequencies and buckling loads of columns and plates

A general derivation of expressions for lower bounds to fundamental frequencies and buckling loads is given for the class of structures governed by linear elastic theory in the prebuckling state. These expressions involve two Rayleigh quotients both of which are upper bounds for the fundamental frequency under a prescribed load. The displacement trial functions must satisfy force and kinematic continuity but no other conditions are required. Thus, if appropriate high order base functions are used, the finite element procedure can be used to systematically narrow the difference between the upper and lower bounds.The theory is illustrated with several column and plate problems. The finite element method is applied to uniform and nonuniform columns with a representative set of boundary conditions. Elementary trial functions are used to show that reasonable bounds can also be obtained for plates subjected to known states of stress. Since the lower bound is obtained with a variation of the classical technique of Rayleigh, these results indicate that the method may be suitable for conservatively estimating buckling loads and fundamental frequencies of engineering structures.     

Resolution of Gibbs phenomenon using a modified pseudo-spectral operator in harmonic balance CFD solvers*

A new pseudo-spectral operator is developed for time-spectral harmonic balance solutions of periodic unsteady flows. The method utilises a mechanism similar to sigma-approximation technique with Lanczos filtering function that alters the inverse of the discrete Fourier transformation matrix, leading to a modified pseudo-spectral operator. The modified operator is then used instead of the original operator that mimics the time-derivative term of the unsteady governing equations. The modified operator is capable of damping high-frequency nonlinearities in the harmonic balance solution, thus alleviating the effects of high-frequency oscillations that result in Gibbs-type phenomena. The effectiveness and robustness of the technique are demonstrated through various test cases.     

不确定性参数系统振动控制闭环特征值的上、下界估计

用凸模型理论讨论参数不确定性系统的振动控制问题。把不确定系统的振动控制转化为确定性问题来处理,然后讨论不确定参数对闭环特征值的影响,提出了闭环系统特征值上、下界的计算公式。     

First-order perturbation solution to the complex eigenvalues

The matrix perturbation method is extended to discrete linear nonconservative system with unsymmetrical matrices in this article. By introducing the concept of the adjoint complex eigenvector and by making use of the orthogonality relationship in the complex mode theory, the first-order perturbation solution to the complex eigenvalues is derived. Numerical example shows that this method is efficient and practicable.     

薄板弯曲问题的一种弱形式离散算子解法

本文得出了薄板弯曲问题控制微分方程弱形式,弱形式中已含界参数,由这个方程可以方便地得出薄板弯曲问题的数值求解格式和边界条件的处理方法,有限元法只是它的一个特殊情况。本文导出一种离散格式,它对不再要求Ｃ＾１连续的位移函数能给出较高的计算精度。     

Thermodynamical bounds to the elastic behaviour of elastic materials

We propose to exploit the second principle of thermodynamics in a different way from that usually followed in continuum mechanics. We study the consequences of this approach as far as the path-dependent character of the constitutive equations is concerned. The analysis leads us to infer that for materials capable of thermoelastic behaviour there are, in general, states of deformation beyond which a deformation process cannot occur without violating the second principle of thermodynamics. The relation between these states of deformation and those relevant to the yield limit is considered.