Modal analysis and experimental investigation into vibration of the diamond-beaded rope based on lumped mass

The natural vibration characteristics of the diamond-beaded rope (DBR) based on lumped mass are analyzed both theoretically and experimentally. The dynamic model of the DBR is established by means of the multi-body dynamics theory. According to Lagrange’s equations, the control equation of the DBR is derived. It mainly analyzes the influence of the parameters, such as the motion velocity of the DBR, the tension of the DBR, the length of diamond beads, the quality of diamond beads, and their position in the DBR, on the natural vibration characteristics for the DBR are studied. The results show that the natural frequencies and the corresponding vibration shapes of the DBR based on lumped mass change significantly when the variations of the above parameters are considered. In the process of the movement of the DBR, the random impact force of diamond beaded is the key factor that causes the natural frequency of the DBR to fluctuate., In the high-order modal analysis, the natural frequency and vibration mode of the DBR fluctuate more obviously. The relative error of the result between the calculated and the measured is less than 10%, which validates the proposed method.

Influence of Temperature on the Natural Vibration Characteristics of Simply Supported Reinforced Concrete Beam

Natural vibration characteristics serve as one of the crucial references for bridge monitoring. However, temperature-induced changes in the natural vibration characteristics of bridge structures may exceed the impact of structural damage, thus causing some interference in damage identification. This study analyzed the influence of temperature on the natural vibration characteristics of simply supported beams, which is the most widely used bridge structure. The theoretical formula for the variation of the natural frequency of simply supported beams with temperature was proposed. The elastic modulus of simply supported beams in the range of −40 °C to 60 °C was acquired by means of the falling ball test and the theoretical formula and was compared with the elastic modulus obtained by the three-point bending test at room temperature (20 °C). In addition, the Midas/Civil finite-element simulation was carried out for the natural frequency of simply supported beams at different temperatures. The results showed that temperature was the main factor causing the variation of the natural frequency of simply supported beams. The linear negative correlation between the natural frequency of simply supported beams and their temperature were observed. The natural frequency of simply supported beams decreased by 0.148% for every 1 °C increase. This research contributed to the further understanding of the natural vibration characteristics of simply supported beams under the influence of temperature so as to provide references for natural frequency monitoring and damage identification of beam bridges.

Study on Natural Vibration Characteristics Based on the Coupled Wave Theory of Spring Supported Elastic Pipes and Fluids

A gradient of a blood flow velocity on the surface of a blood vessel is one of the clinical medicine concerns from the view point of prevention of the arteriosclerosis. In previous study, we formulated a relationship between the pressure and a flow velocity based on the coupled wave theory of elastic pipes and Newtonian fluids [1]. In addition, a flow velocity distribution and a wall shear stress are estimated by using the blood pressure data, which are non-invasively obtained by the tonometry method. This method is quasi-analytical method to apply the coupled wave theory for industrial flow field inside steel pipes proposed by Urata [4] to blood vessel, and has the advantage of systematic estimator compared with the numerical calculation. However, the coupled wave theory has applied to the elastic pipes that were assumed to be infinitely long. In addition, a single wave was assumed to be dominant within the elastic pipes and the Newtonian fluids. Therefore, in order to apply various length vessels in clinical field, the boundary of the blood vessels that varies from site to site, and the natural vibration characteristics that depend on the boundary conditions, could not be reflected in the wall shear stress estimation. In general, in order to solve the forced vibration with the boundary condition, it is necessary to clarify natural frequency and natural mode as natural vibration characteristics of structure. In this study, we introduce the spring supported elastic pipes to the coupled wave theory and formulated a relationship between the natural vibration characteristics and the boundary conditions. In this proposed method, the spring-supported elastic pipe has a feature that can be treated as an arbitrary boundary condition of an artery by giving an appropriate spring coefficients. Therefore, it is easy to apply to various types of blood vessels clinically. By investigating the natural vibration characteristics of blood vessels that varies from site to site, it may be possible to clarify fluctuations of blood flow in response to blood pressure with some frequency-bands. In addition, natural angular frequencies and natural modes of the spring supported elastic pipes and the Newtonian fluids were estimated for general blood vessel based on the coupled wave theory. In the result, the natural angular frequencies and the natural modes that reflect the clinical vibration characteristics to some extent can be estimated. On the other hand, particular modes may not reflect boundary condition, and further examination of the relationship between natural vibration characteristics and boundary condition is needed.

Stochastic Natural Vibration Analyses of Free-Form Shells

This work investigates the natural vibration characteristics of free-form shells when considering the influence of uncertainties, including initial geometric imperfection, shell thickness deviation, and elastic modulus deviation. Herein, free-form shell models are generated while using a self-coded optimization algorithm. The Latin hypercube sampling (LHS) method is used to draw the samplings of uncertainties with respect to their stochastic probability models. ANSYS finite element (FE) software is adopted to analyze the natural vibration characteristics and compute the natural frequencies. The mean values, standard deviations, and cumulative distributions functions (CDFs) of the first three natural frequencies are obtained. The partial correlation coefficient is adopted to rank the significances of uncertainty factors. The study reveals that, for the free-form shells that were investigated in this study, the natural frequencies is a random quantity with a normal distribution; elastic modulus deviation imposes the greatest effect on natural frequencies; shell thickness ranks the second; geometrical imperfection ranks the last, with a much lower weight than the other two factors, which illustrates that the shape of the studied free-form shells is robust in term of natural vibration characteristics; when the supported edges are fixed during the shape optimization, the stochastic characteristics do not significantly change during the shape optimization process.

Vibration Analysis and Experimental Validation of Multiple Launch Rocket System Based on MSTMM

Natural vibration characteristics and dynamics response of multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) are of fundamental importance from the viewpoint of vibration levels, firing dispersion, and stability. In this study, a new launch vehicle-supports-rockets coupling dynamic model for a practical MLRS is established. Rui method, namely the transfer matrix method for multibody systems (MSTMM) is a new and efficient method for multibody system dynamics (MSD) and is used to obtain the vibration characteristics and dynamics response. The dynamics model, the topology figure of dynamics model, the transfer equations of elements, the overall transfer equation, the eigenfrequency equation, the body dynamics equations, the generalized coordinate equations, and the dynamics simulation system for the MLRS are established. Based on the advantages of MSTMM in studying MSD, the vibration characteristics and dynamics response of complex MLRS are computed rapidly. Finally, the new model is validated in three ways: (1) modal experiment of MLRS, (2) launch dynamics experiment of non-full loading rockets, and (3) launch dynamics experiment of full loading rockets. The results show that the proposed model can not only simulate the natural vibration characteristics of the MLRS but also effectively perform dynamic simulations of the MLRS during launching process.