Nonlinear combination resonances in cantilever composite plates

We experimentally investigated nonlinear combination resonances in two graphite-epoxy cantilever plates having the configurations (90/30/-30/-30/30/90)_s and (-75/75/75/-75/75/-75)_s. As a first step, we compared the natural frequencies and modes shapes obtained from the finite-element and experimental-modal analyses. The largest difference in the obtained frequencies for both plates was 6%. Then, we transversely excited the plates and obtained force-response and frequency-response curves, which were used to characterize the plate dynamics. We acquired time-domain data for specific input conditions using an A/D card and used them to generate time traces, power spectra, pseudo-state portraits, and Poincaré maps. The data were obtained with an accelerometer monitoring the excitation and a laser vibrometer monitoring the plate response. We observed the external combination resonance % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiGc9yrFr0xXdbba91rFfpec8Eeeu0x% Xdbba9frFj0-OqFfea0dXdd9vqaq-JfrVkFHe9pgea0dXdar-Jb9hs% 0dXdbPYxe9vr0-vr0-vqpWqaaeaabiGaciaacaqabeaadaqaaqGaaO% qaaiabfM6axjabgIKi7kabeM8a3naaBaaaleaacaaIYaaabeaakiab% gUcaRiabeM8a3naaBaaaleaacaaI3aaabeaaaaa!45C9!\\Omega \approx \omega _2 + \omega _7 \] in the quasi-isotropic plate and the external combination resonance % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiGc9yrFr0xXdbba91rFfpec8Eeeu0x% Xdbba9frFj0-OqFfea0dXdd9vqaq-JfrVkFHe9pgea0dXdar-Jb9hs% 0dXdbPYxe9vr0-vr0-vqpWqaaeaabiGaciaacaqabeaadaqaaqGaaO% qaaiabfM6axjabgIKi7kaacIcacaaIXaGaai4laiaaikdacaGGPaGa% aiikaiabeM8a3naaBaaaleaacaaIYaaabeaakiabgUcaRiabeM8a3n% aaBaaaleaacaaI1aaabeaakiaacMcaaaa!4AAD!\\Omega \approx (1/2)(\omega _2 + \omega _5 )\] and the internal combination resonance % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiGc9yrFr0xXdbba91rFfpec8Eeeu0x% Xdbba9frFj0-OqFfea0dXdd9vqaq-JfrVkFHe9pgea0dXdar-Jb9hs% 0dXdbPYxe9vr0-vr0-vqpWqaaeaabiGaciaacaqabeaadaqaaqGaaO% qaaiabfM6axjabgIKi7kabeM8a3naaBaaaleaacaaI4aaabeaakiab% gIKi7kaacIcacaaIXaGaai4laiaaikdacaGGPaGaaiikaiabeM8a3n% aaBaaaleaacaaIYaaabeaakiabgUcaRiabeM8a3naaBaaaleaacaaI% XaGaaG4maaqabaGccaGGPaaaaa!4FDC!\\Omega \approx \omega _8 \approx (1/2)(\omega _2 + \omega _{13} )\] in the ±75 plate, where the % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiGc9yrFr0xXdbba91rFfpec8Eeeu0x% Xdbba9frFj0-OqFfea0dXdd9vqaq-JfrVkFHe9pgea0dXdar-Jb9hs% 0dXdbPYxe9vr0-vr0-vqpWqaaeaabiGaciaacaqabeaadaqaaqGaaO% qaaiabeM8a3naaBaaaleaacaWGPbaabeaaaaa!3F16!\\omega _i \] are the natural frequencies of the plate and is the excitation frequency. The results show that a low-amplitude high-frequency excitation can produce a high-amplitude low-frequency motion.