On Free Vibrations With Combined Viscous and Coulomb Damping

1980 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. H. Markho

A closed-form solution of the governing, nonlinear equation for free vibrations of a single-degree-of-freedom system, without stops, under combined viscous and Coulomb damping is first obtained. This is much less involved than forced-response considerations of the same system (with or without stops) the solution of which problem was first obtained by Den Hartog [1]. This note contains the first derivation, as far as the author is aware of, of the equation for the amplitude decay curve (or envelope) for such a system vibrating freely under no-stop conditions. This equation is presented in a form which enables the components of the damping force to be determined from the system’s experimental plot (or record) of displacement versus time.

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Tang ◽  
M. J. Brennan

This article concerns the free vibration of a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system with three types of nonlinear damping. One system considered is where the spring and the damper are connected to the mass so that they are orthogonal, and the vibration is in the direction of the spring. It is shown that, provided the displacement is small, this system behaves in a similar way to the conventional SDOF system with cubic damping, in which the spring and the damper are connected so they act in the same direction. For completeness, these systems are compared with a conventional SDOF system with quadratic damping. By transforming all the equations of motion of the systems so that the damping force is proportional to the product of a displacement dependent term and velocity, then all the systems can be directly compared. It is seen that the system with cubic damping is worse than that with quadratic damping for the attenuation of free vibration.


1957 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-439
Author(s):  
S. Mahalingam

Abstract A one-term approximate solution is given for the amplitudes of steady forced vibration of a single-degree-of-freedom system with a nonlinear (nonsymmetrical) spring characteristic. The method is similar to that of Martienssen (1), but the construction uses a modified curve (or “frequency function”) in place of the actual spring characteristic, the curve being so chosen that it gives the correct frequency for free vibrations. The method is extended to deal with a nonlinear vibration absorber fitted to a linear system.


1959 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-385
Author(s):  
R. M. Rosenberg ◽  
C. P. Atkinson

Abstract The natural modes of free vibrations of a symmetrical two-degree-of-freedom system are analyzed theoretically and experimentally. This system has two natural modes, one in-phase and the other out-of-phase. In contradistinction to the comparable single-degree-of-freedom system where the free vibrations are always orbitally stable, the natural modes of the symmetrical two-degree-of-freedom system are frequently unstable. The stability properties depend on two parameters and are easily deduced from a stability chart. For sufficiently small amplitudes both modes are, in general, stable. When the coupling spring is linear, both modes are always stable at all amplitudes. For other conditions, either mode may become unstable at certain amplitudes. In particular, if there is a single value of frequency and amplitude at which the system can vibrate in either mode, the out-of-phase mode experiences a change of stability. The experimental investigation has generally confirmed the theoretical predictions.


1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenan Y. Sanliturk ◽  
Mehmet Imregun ◽  
David J. Ewins

The effects of random stiffness and damping variations on damped natural frequencies and response levels of turbomachinery blades are investigated by employing probabilistic approach using a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) model. An important feature of this study is the determination of the cumulative probability distributions for damped natural frequencies and receptance frequency response functions without having to compute their probability density distributions since it is shown that those of stiffness and damping can be used directly. The advantage of this approach is not only in the simplicity of problem formulation but also in the substantial reduction of computational requirements. Furthermore, results suggest that both stiffness and damping properties should be considered as random parameters in statistical analyses of forced response.


Author(s):  
Ugo Andreaus ◽  
Paolo Casini

Abstract The forced dynamics of non-smooth oscillators have not yet been sufficiently investigated, when damping is simultaneously due to friction and impact. Because of the theoretical and practical interest of this type of systems, an effort is made in this paper to lighten the behaviour of a single-degree-of-freedom oscillator colliding with a hysteretic obstacle and excited by an harmonic driving force and by a moving base with constant velocity. A friction-contact model has been proposed which allows simulating an exponential velocity-dependent friction law, and a deformable (hysteretic) obstacle. This model has been numerically tested via a sample application.


Author(s):  
Samir A. Emam ◽  
Ali H. Nayfeh

An exact solution for the postbuckling configurations of composite beams is presented. The equations governing the axial and transverse vibrations of a composite laminated beam accounting for the midplane stretching are presented. The inplane inertia and damping are neglected, and hence the two equations are reduced to a single equation governing the transverse vibrations. This equation is a nonlinear fourth-order partial-integral differential equation. We find that the governing equation for the postbuckling of a symmetric or antisymmetric composite beam has the same form as that of a metallic beam. A closed-form solution for the postbuckling configurations due to a given axial load beyond the critical buckling load is obtained. We followed Nayfeh, Anderson, and Kreider and exactly solved the linear vibration problem around the first buckled configuration to obtain the fundamental natural frequencies and their corresponding mode shapes using different fiber orientations. Characteristic curves showing variations of the maximum static deflection and the fundamental natural frequency of postbuckling vibrations with the applied axial load for a variety of fiber orientations are presented. We find out that the line-up orientation of the laminate strongly affects the static buckled configuration and the fundamental natural frequency. The ratio of the axial stiffness to the bending stiffness is a crucial parameter in the analysis. This parameter can be used to help design and optimize the composite beams behavior in the postbuckling domain.


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