频响函数综合法预测结构在水下的动特性

通过对一个结构模型在空气中和水下的动特性的研究，探讨了由结构在空气中的模态参数和水的附加质量预测结构在水下的模态参数的频响函数综合法，用以替代实体结构在水下的动特性试验。应用这种方法预测得到了结构在水下的模态参数并与结构的湿模态试验结果进行了对比。研究结果表明，对于所研究的梁形结构，不考虑水的阻尼，将水对结构的影响考虑成为附加质量，应用频响函数综合法预测结构在水下的模态参数是可行的     

Nonlinear Longitudinal Vibrations of Transversally Polarized Piezoceramics: Experiments and Modeling

Nonlinear behavior of piezoceramics at strong electric fields is a well-known phenomenon and is described by various hysteresis curves. On the other hand, nonlinear vibration behavior of piezoceramics at weak electric fields has recently been attracting considerable attention. Ultrasonic motors (USM) utilize the piezoceramics at relatively weak electric fields near the resonance. The consistent efforts to improve the performance of these motors has led to a detailed investigation of their nonlinear behavior. Typical nonlinear dynamic effects can be observed, even if only the stator is experimentally investigated. At weak electric fields, the vibration behavior of piezoceramics is usually described by constitutive relations linearized around an operating point. However, in experiments at weak electric fields with longitudinal vibrations of piezoceramic rods, a typical nonlinear vibration behavior similar to that of the USM-stator is observed at near-resonance frequency excitations. The observed behavior is that of a softening Duffing-oscillator, including jump phenomena and multiple stable amplitude responses at the same excitation frequency and voltage. Other observed phenomena are the decrease of normalized amplitude responses with increasing excitation voltage and the presence of superharmonics in spectra. In this paper, we have attempted to model the nonlinear behavior using higher order (quadratic and cubic) conservative and dissipative terms in the constitutive equations. Hamilton's principle and the Ritz method is used to obtain the equation of motion that is solved using perturbation techniques. Using this solution, nonlinear parameters can be fitted from the experimental data. As an alternative approach, the partial differential equation is directly solved using perturbation techniques. The results of these two different approaches are compared.     

FREE VIBRATION OF ANISOTROPIC RECTANGULAR PLATES BY GENERAL ANALYTICAL METHOD

According to the differential equation for transverse displacement function of anisotropic rectangular thin plates in free vibration, a general analytical solution is established. This general solution, composed of the composite solutions of trigonometric function and hyperbolic function, can satisfy the problem of arbitrary boundary conditions along four edges. The algebraic polynomial with double sine series solutions can also satisfy the problem of boundary conditions at four corners. Consequently, this general solution can be used to solve the vibration problem of anisotropic rectangular plates with arbitrary boundaries accurately. The integral constants can be determined by boundary conditions of four edges and four corners. Each natural frequency and vibration mode can be solved by the determinate of coefficient matrix from the homogeneous linear algebraic equations equal to zero. For example, a composite symmetric angle ply laminated plate with four edges clamped has been calculated and discussed.     

The effects of forced boundary conditions on flow within a cubic cavity using digital particle image thermometry and velocimetry (DPITV)

Buoyancy-driven convection within a cavity, whose sidewalls are heated and cooled, is a problem of great interest, because it has applications in heat transfer and mixing. Most studies to date have studied one of two cases: the steady-state case or the development of the transient flow as it approaches steady state. Our main concern was to study the response of the cavity to time-varying thermal boundary conditions. We therefore decided to observe the flow phenomena within a convection cavity under sinusoidal thermal forcing of the sidewalls. To map the flow properly, it is necessary to have simultaneous kinematic and thermal information. Therefore, the digital particle image thermometry and velocimetry (DPITV) is used to acquire data. Implementing this technique requires seeding the flow with encapsulated liquid crystal particles and illuminating a cross section of the flow with a sheet of white light. Extraction of the thermal and kinematic content is in two parts. For the first, the liquid crystals will reflect different colors of the visible spectrum, depending on the temperatures to which they are subjected. Therefore, calibrating their color reflection with temperature allows for the extraction of the thermal content. For the second part, the kinematic information is obtained through the use of a digital cross-correlation particle image velocimetry technique. With the use of DPITV, the flow within a convection cavity is mapped and studied under steady forcing and sinusoidally forced boundary conditions at the Brunt-Väisälä frequency. For the sinusoidally forced case, three cases are studied. In the first, the heating between the two walls is in phase. In the second, the heating between the two walls is 180° out of phase. In the third, the heating between the two walls is 90° out of phase. For steady forcing, the thermal plots show that the flow develops a linearly stratified profile within the center of the cell. At the sidewalls, however, owing to forcing, hot/cold thermal boundary layers develop at the left/right walls. These hot/cold thermal boundary layers then turn around the upper-left/lower-right corners and develop into intrusion layers that extend across the top and bottom walls. The vorticity and streamlines show that the bulk of the fluid motion is concentrated around the walls, whereas the fluid within the center of the cell remains stationary. For the sinusoidally forced cases, the thermal plots show the existence of many thermal “islands,” or pockets of fluid where the temperature is different with respect to its surroundings. The vorticity plots show that the center of the cell is mostly devoid of vorticity and that the vorticity is mainly confined to the sidewalls, with some vorticity at the top and bottom walls. For the 0° forcing, the streamlines show the development of two counterrotating rollers. For the 180° forcing, the streamlines show the development of only one roller. Finally, for the 90° forcing, the streamlines show the development of both a two-roller and a one-roller system, depending on the position within the forcing cycle.     

Dynamics of hybrid shafts

In this paper the dynamic performance and cross-section deformation of shafts made of metals (steel and aluminum), composites (CFRP and GFRP) and hybrids of metals and composites have been studied. A layered finite degenerated shell element with transverse shear deformation and dynamic behavior is employed. Results obtained show that improvements in dynamic performance and reduction of cross-section deformation of hybrid shafts over metallic and composite shafts are possible.     

Natural Vibrations of a Cylindrical Shell with Circular Ribs Attached by Means of Discrete Elastic Elements

The vibrations of a cylindrical shell reinforced with circular ribs attached to it by means of discrete elastic elements are studied. The problem is solved by the finite-element method. The shell and ribs are modeled by a plane four-node finite element, which is a combination of a four-node plane stress element and a four-node flexural element. The effect of the stiffness of the elastic elements on the natural frequencies and modes is examined __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 41, No. 10, pp. 108–113, October 2005.     

SEISMIC RANDOM VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF LOCALLY NONLINEAR STRUCTURES

A nonlinear seismic analysis method for complex frame structures subjected to stationary random ground excitations is proposed. The nonlinear elasto-plastic behaviors may take place only on a small part of the structure. The Bouc-Wen differential equation model is used to model the hysteretic characteristics of the nonlinear components. The Pseudo Excitation Method (PEM) is used in solving the linearized random differential equations to replace the solution of the less efficient Lyapunov equation. Numerical results of a real bridge show that .the method proposed is effective for practical engineering analysis.     

混合层强化混合的数值研究

受 Ｗａｎｇ ＆ Ｆｉｅｄｌｅｒ（１９９７）的实验的启发，采用高阶精度的差分格式，通过数值模拟的方法，研究了二维混合层及限于两平板间的二维混合层（二维受限混合层）入口处加振动对提高混合层混合效率的作用．计算结果表明：对二维混合层，振动的频率越低，在混合层中产生的大尺度涡结构的尺度越大，在频率很低时，涡具有相似性；对限于两平板间的二维混合层，在一定的振动频率下，混合层中产生的涡较大而且破碎得也较好，这将有利于混合．这一结论与 Ｗａｎｇ ＆ Ｆｉｅｄｌｅｒ（１９９７）的实验观测到的结果是一致的．     

Structural first failure times under non-Gaussian stochastic behavior

An analytical moment-based method for calculating structural first failure times under non-Gaussian stochastic behavior is proposed.In the method,a power series that constants can be obtained from response moments (skewness,kurtosis,etc.) is used firstly to map a non-Gaussian structural response into a standard Gaussian process,then mean up-crossing rates,mean clump size and the initial passage probability of a critical barrier level by the original structural response are estimated,and finally,the formula for calculating first failure times is established on the assumption that corrected up-crossing rates are independent.An analysis of a nonlinear single-degree-of-freedom dynamical system excited by a Gaussian model of load not only demonstrates the usage of the proposed method but also shows the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method by comparisons between the present method and other methods such as Monte Carlo simulation and the traditional Ganssian model.     

Non-linear vibrations and frequency response analysis of piezoelectrically driven microcantilevers

Microcantilevers have recently received widespread attentions due to their extreme applicability and versatility in both biological and non-biological applications. Along this line, this paper undertakes the non-linear vibrations of a piezoelectrically driven microcantilever beam as a common configuration in many scanning probe microscopy and nanomechanical cantilever biosensor systems. A part of the microcantilever beam surface is covered by a piezoelectric layer (typically ZnO), which acts both as an actuator and sensor. The bending vibrations of the microcantilever beam are studied considering the inextensibility condition and the coupling between electrical and mechanical properties in the piezoelectric materials. The non-linear terms appear in the form of quadratic expression due to presence of piezoelectric layer, and cubic form due to geometrical non-linearities. The Galerkin approximation is then utilized to discretize the equations of motion. In addition, the method of multiple scales is applied to arrive at the closed form solution for the fundamental natural frequency of the system. An experimental setup consisting of a commercial piezoelectric microcantilever attached on the stand of a state-of-the-art microsystem analyzer for non-contact vibration measurement is utilized to verify the theoretical developments. It is found that the experimental results and theoretical findings are in good agreement, which demonstrates that the non-linear modeling framework could provide a better dynamic representation of the microcantilever than the previous linear models. Due to microscale nature of the system, excitation amplitude plays an important role since even a small change in the amplitude of excitation can lead to significant vibrations and frequency shift.