Change of modal parameters due to crack growth in a tripod tower platform

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 801-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin Chen ◽  
A. S. J. Swamidas
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Frequency Response ◽  
Response Function ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Modal Testing ◽  
Modal Parameters ◽  
Response Functions ◽  
Frequency Response Functions ◽  
Strain Frequency

Strain gauges, along with an accelerometer and a linear variable displacement transducer, were used in the modal testing to detect a crack in a tripod tower platform structure model. The experimental results showed that the frequency response function of the strain gauge located near the crack had the most sensitivity to cracking. It was observed that the amplitude of the strain frequency response function at resonant points had large changes (around 60% when the crack became a through-thickness crack) when the crack grew in size. By monitoring the change of modal parameters, especially the amplitude of the strain frequency response function near the critical area, it would be very easy to detect the damage that occurs in offshore structures. A numerical computation of the frequency response functions using finite element method was also performed and compared with the experimental results. A good consistency between these two sets of results has been found. All the calculations required for the experimental modal parameters and the finite element analysis were carried out using the computer program SDRC-IDEAS. Key words: modal testing, cracking, strain–displacement–acceleration frequency response functions, frequency–damping–amplitude changes.

Modal Testing and Parameter Identification of Active Magnetic Bearing System

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong-Won Lee ◽  
Young-Ho Ha ◽  
Cheol-Soon Kim ◽  
Chee-Young Joh
Keyword(s):  
Parameter Identification ◽  
Frequency Response ◽  
Response Function ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Modal Testing ◽  
Modal Parameters ◽  
Bearing System

Abstract Complex modal testing is employed for parameter identification of a four-axis active magnetic bearing system. In the test, magnetic bearings are used as exciters while the system is in operation. The experimental results show that the directional frequency response function, which is properly defined in the complex domain, is a powerful tool for identification of bearing as well as modal parameters.

Identification of Rotating Asymmetry in Rotating Machines by Using Reverse dFRF

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong-Won Lee ◽  
Kye-Si Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Response ◽  
Response Function ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Modal Testing ◽  
Vibration Sensor ◽  
Response Functions ◽  
Physical Realization ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Testing Method ◽  
Asymmetric Rotor

Abstract A quick and easy but comprehensive identification method for asymmetry in an asymmetric rotor is proposed based on complex modal testing method. In this work, it is shown that the reverse directional frequency response function (reverse dFRF), which indicates the degree of asymmetry, can be identified with a simple method requiring only one vibration sensor and one exciter. To clarify physical realization associated with estimation of the reverse dFRF, its relation to the conventional frequency response functions, which are defined by the real input (exciter) and output (vibration sensor), are extensively discussed.

Use of experimental dynamic substructuring to predict the low frequency structural dynamics under different boundary conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 1444-1455
Author(s):  
Walter D’Ambrogio ◽  
Annalisa Fregolent
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Rigid Body ◽  
Frequency Response ◽  
Response Function ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Response Functions ◽  
Frequency Response Functions ◽  
Different Boundary Conditions ◽  
Rigid Body Modes

Flexible structural components can be attached to the rest of the structure using different types of joints. For instance, this is the case of solar panels or array antennas for space applications that are joined to the body of the satellite. To predict the dynamic behaviour of such structures under different boundary conditions, such as additional constraints or appended structures, it is possible to start from the frequency response functions in free-free conditions. In this situation, any structure exhibits rigid body modes at zero frequency. To experimentally simulate free-free boundary conditions, flexible supports such as soft springs are typically used: with such arrangement, rigid body modes occur at low non-zero frequencies. Since a flexible structure exhibits the first flexible modes at very low frequencies, rigid body modes and flexible modes become coupled: therefore, experimental frequency response function measurements provide incorrect information about the low frequency dynamics of the free-free structure. To overcome this problem, substructure decoupling can be used, that allows us to identify the dynamics of a substructure (i.e. the free-free structure) after measuring the frequency response functions on the complete structure (i.e. the structure plus the supports) and from a dynamic model of the residual substructure (i.e. the supporting structure). Subsequently, the effect of additional boundary conditions can be predicted using a frequency response function condensation technique. The procedure is tested on a reduced scale model of a space solar panel.

scholarly journals Damage detection based on output-only measurements using cepstrum analysis and a baseline-free frequency response function curvature method

2022 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 003685042110644
Author(s):  
Ayisha Nayyar ◽  
Ummul Baneen ◽  
Muhammad Ahsan ◽  
Syed A Zilqurnain Naqvi ◽  
Asif Israr
Keyword(s):  
Damage Detection ◽  
Frequency Response ◽  
Response Function ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Damage Index ◽  
Real Life ◽  
System Response ◽  
Response Functions ◽  
Frequency Response Functions ◽  
Output Only

Low-severity multiple damage detection relies on sensing minute deviations in the vibrational or dynamical characteristics of the structure. The problem becomes complicated when the reference vibrational profile of the healthy structure and corresponding input excitation, is unavailable as frequently experienced in real-life scenarios. Detection methods that require neither undamaged vibrational profile (baseline-free) nor excitation information (output-only) constitute state-of-art in structural health monitoring. Unfortunately, their efficacy is ultimately limited by non-ideal input excitation masking crucial attributes of system response such as resonant frequency peaks beyond first (few) natural frequency(ies) which can better resolve the issue of multiple damage detection. This study presents an improved frequency response function curvature method which is both baseline-free and output-only. It employs the cepstrum technique to eliminate [Formula: see text] decay of higher resonance peaks caused by the temporal spread of real impulse excitation. Long-pass liftering screens out the bulk of low-frequency sensor noise along with the excitation. With more visible resonant peaks, the cepstrum purified frequency response functions (regenerated frequency response functions) register finer deviation from an estimated baseline frequency response function and yield an accurate damage index profile. The simulation and experimental results on the beam show that the proposed method can successfully locate multiple damages of severity as low as 5%.

In-Situ Identification of Active Magnetic Bearing System Using Directional Frequency Response Functions

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 586-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong-Won Lee ◽  
Young-Ho Ha ◽  
Chee-Young Joh ◽  
Cheol-Soon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Response ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Modal Testing ◽  
Modal Parameters ◽  
Response Functions ◽  
Frequency Responses ◽  
Bearing System

Complex modal testing is employed to obtain the directional frequency responses of a four-axis active magnetic bearing system. In the test, magnetic bearings are used as exciters while the system is in operation. The directional frequency response estimates are then used to effectively identify the parameters of the active magnetic bearing system. Experimental results show that the directional frequency response function, which is properly defined in the complex domain, is a powerful tool for identification of bearing as well as modal parameters of the system.

scholarly journals Frequency-based decoupling and finite element model updating in vibration of cable–beam systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632199693
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hadi Jalali ◽  
D. Geoff Rideout
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Frequency Response ◽  
Response Function ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Model Updating ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Finite Element Model Updating ◽  
Response Functions ◽  
Modal Properties

Interactions between cable and structure affect the modal properties of cabled structures such as overhead electricity transmission and distribution line systems. Modal properties of a single in-service pole are difficult to determine. A frequency response function of a pole impacted with a modal hammer will contain information about not only the pole but also the conductors and adjacent poles connected thereby. This article presents a generally applicable method to extract modal properties of a single structural element, within an interacting system of cables and structures, with particular application to electricity poles. A scalable experimental lab-scale pole-line consisting of a cantilever beam and stranded cable and a more complex system consisting of three cantilever beams and a stranded cable are used to validate the method. The frequency response function of a cantilever (“pole”) is predicted by substructural decoupling of measured cable dynamics (known frequency response function matrix) from the measured response of the assembled cable–beam system (known frequency response function matrix). Various amounts of sag can be present in the cable. Comparison of the estimated and directly obtained pole frequency response functions show good agreement, demonstrating that the method can be used in cabled structures to obtain modal properties of an individual structural element with the effects of cables and adjacent structural elements filtered out. A frequency response function–based finite element model updating is then proposed to overcome the practical limitation of accessing some components of the real-world system for mounting sensors. Frequency response functions corresponding to inaccessible points are generated based on the measured frequency response functions corresponding to accessible points. The results verify that the frequency response function–based finite element model updating can be used for substructural decoupling of systems in which some essential points, such as coupling points, are inaccessible for direct frequency response function measurement.

Machine Gun Finite Element Model Amending Based on Frequency Response Functions of Vibration

2014 ◽  
Vol 599-601 ◽  
pp. 349-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Li Wang ◽  
Zi Wei Dong
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Frequency Response ◽  
Response Function ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Model Updating ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Correction Method ◽  
Modal Testing ◽  
Model Correction

Correction machine gun finite element model to predict dynamic characteristics is very important. Through theoretical calculations and experimental test structure to obtain guns frequency response function, given the sensitivity of both the correlation function and expression, introduced a model correction method, and laid the theoretical foundation for a certain type of machine gun finite element model updating. Build a certain type of machine guns and modal testing and analysis system was carried out to test the vibration frequency response function. Boundary condition parameters of the machine gun was amended, and modal test results were compared to prove the validity of the model correction method.

Identification of rotating asymmetry in rotating machines by using reverse directional frequency response functions

2001 ◽  
Vol 215 (9) ◽  
pp. 1053-1061
Author(s):  
C-W Lee ◽  
K-S Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Response ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Modal Testing ◽  
Vibration Sensor ◽  
Vibration Measurement ◽  
Response Functions ◽  
Physical Realization ◽  
Rotating Machines ◽  
Frequency Response Functions ◽  
Testing Method

A quick and easy but comprehensive identification method for rotating asymmetry in rotating machines is proposed, based on the complex modal testing method. In this work it is shown that the reverse directional frequency response function (reverse dFRF), which indicates the degree of asymmetry, can be identified with a simple testing method requiring only a single vibration sensor and a single exciter. To clarify physical realization associated with estimation of the reverse dFRF, its relation to the conventional frequency response functions, which are defined by the real input (excitation) and output (vibration measurement), are discussed extensively.

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