A‐stable two‐step time integration methods with controllable numerical dissipation for structural dynamics

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Dynamics ◽  
Time Integration ◽  
Numerical Dissipation ◽  
Integration Methods ◽  
Time Integration Methods

Optimization of a Class of n-Sub-Step Time Integration Methods for Structural Dynamics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Ji ◽  
Yufeng Xing
Keyword(s):  
Structural Dynamics ◽  
Time Integration ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Numerical Dissipation ◽  
Integration Methods ◽  
Stiffness Matrices ◽  
Difference Formula ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Time Integration Methods ◽  
Methods Numerical

This paper develops a family of optimized [Formula: see text]-sub-step time integration methods for structural dynamics, in which the generalized trapezoidal rule is used in the first [Formula: see text] sub-steps, and the last sub-step employs [Formula: see text]-point backward difference formula. The proposed methods can achieve second-order accuracy and unconditional stability, and their degree of numerical dissipation can range from zero to one. Also, the proposed methods can achieve the identical effective stiffness matrices for all sub-steps, reducing computational costs in the analysis of linear systems. Using the spectral analysis, optimized algorithmic parameters are presented, ensuring that the proposed methods can accurately calculate different types of dynamic problems such as wave propagation, stiff and nonlinear systems. Besides, with the increase in the number of sub-steps, the accuracy of the proposed methods can be enhanced without extra workload compared with single-step methods. Numerical experiments show that the proposed methods perform better in different dynamic systems.

A Time Integration Algorithm for Structural Dynamics With Improved Numerical Dissipation: The Generalized-α Method

1993 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Chung ◽  
G. M. Hulbert
Keyword(s):  
Structural Dynamics ◽  
Time Integration ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Numerical Dissipation ◽  
Integration Algorithm ◽  
Integration Methods ◽  
New Family ◽  
Time Integration Methods ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Dynamics Problems

A new family of time integration algorithms is presented for solving structural dynamics problems. The new method, denoted as the generalized-α method, possesses numerical dissipation that can be controlled by the user. In particular, it is shown that the generalized-α method achieves high-frequency dissipation while minimizing unwanted low-frequency dissipation. Comparisons are given of the generalized-α method with other numerically dissipative time integration methods; these results highlight the improved performance of the new algorithm. The new algorithm can be easily implemented into programs that already include the Newmark and Hilber-Hughes-Taylor-α time integration methods.

A weak form temporal quadrature element formulation for linear structural dynamics

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junning Qin ◽  
Hongzhi Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Structural Dynamics ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Time Integration ◽  
Weak Form ◽  
Element Formulation ◽  
Dynamic Problems ◽  
Structural Dynamic ◽  
Integration Methods ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Time Integration Methods

PurposeVarious time integration methods and time finite element methods have been developed to obtain the responses of structural dynamic problems, but the accuracy and computational efficiency of them are sometimes not satisfactory. The purpose of this paper is to present a more accurate and efficient formulation on the basis of the weak form quadrature element method to solve linear structural dynamic problems.Design/methodology/approachA variational principle for linear structural dynamics, which is inspired by Noble's work, is proposed to develop the weak form temporal quadrature element formulation. With Lobatto quadrature rule and the differential quadrature analog, a system of linear equations is obtained to solve the responses at sampling time points simultaneously. Computation for multi-elements can be carried out by a time-marching technique, using the end point results of the last element as the initial conditions for the next.FindingsThe weak form temporal quadrature element formulation is conditionally stable. The relation between the normalized length of element and the suggested number of integration points in one element is given by a simple formula. Results show that the present formulation is much more accurate than other time integration methods and its dissipative property is also illustrated.Originality/valueThe weak form temporal quadrature element formulation provides a choice with high accuracy and efficiency for solution of linear structural dynamic problems.

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