Evaluation of the Buckling Stability and Geometrically Nonlinear Behavior of Square Composite Panels of an Unsymmetrical Structure in Shear

Author(s):  
O. Mitrofanov
2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Carranza ◽  
M. J. Brennan ◽  
B. Tang

In this paper, the behavior of a single degree-of-freedom (SDOF) passive vibration isolation system with geometrically nonlinear damping is investigated, and its displacement and force transmissibilities are compared with that of a linear system. The nonlinear system is composed of a linear spring and a linear viscous damper which are connected to a mass so that the damper is perpendicular to the spring. The system is excited by a harmonic force applied to the mass or a displacement of the base in the direction of the spring. The transmissibilities of the nonlinear isolation system are calculated using analytical expressions for small amplitudes of excitation and by using numerical simulations for high amplitude of excitation. When excited with a harmonic force, the forces transmitted through the spring and the damper are analyzed separately by decomposing the forces in terms of their harmonics. This enables the effects of these elements to be studied and to determine how they contribute individually to the nonlinear behavior of the system as a whole. For single frequency excitation, it is shown that the nonlinear damper causes distortion of the velocity of the suspended mass by generating higher harmonic components, and this combines with the time-varying nature of the damping in the system to severely distort the force transmitted though the damper. The distortion of the force transmitted through the spring is much smaller than that through the damper.


1985 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Borri ◽  
Heinz-Werner Hufendiek

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 1950040
Author(s):  
Alireza Habibi ◽  
Shaahin Bidmeshki

In this paper, a novel optimization-based method is proposed to analyze steel space truss structures undergoing large deformations. The geometric nonlinearity is considered using the total Lagrangian formulation. The nonlinear solution is obtained by introducing and minimizing an objective function subjected to the displacement-type constraints. The proposed approach can fully follow the equilibrium path of the geometrically nonlinear space truss structures not only before the limit point, but also after it, namely, including both the pre- and post-buckling paths. Moreover, a direct estimation of the buckling loads and their corresponding displacements is possible by using the method. Particularly, it has been shown that the equilibrium path of a structure with highly nonlinear behavior, multiple limit points, snap-through, and snap-back phenomena can be traced via the proposed algorithm. To demonstrate the accuracy, validity, and robustness of the proposed procedure, four benchmark truss examples are analyzed and the results compared with those by the modified arc-length method and those reported in the literature.


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