Dynamic Analyses of a Simply Supported Double-Beam System Subject to a Moving Mass with Fourier Transform Technique

In order to study the dynamic characteristics of a simply supported double-beam system under a moving mass,the system of fourth-order dynamic partial differential equations of a simply supported double-beam system was transformed into a system of second-order dynamic ordinary differential equations relative to time coordinates by performing the finite sin-Fourier Transform relative to space coordinates.And the analytical solution of the dynamic response of the simply supported double-beam system under a moving mass was obtained by solving the system of dynamic ordinary differential equations.The analytical method and ANSYS numerical method were used to calculate the dynamic responses of several simply supported double-beam systems under a moving mass at different speeds.The influences of inertial effect,mass movement speed,and Winkler-layer spring stiffness and damping on the dynamic responses of simply supported double-beam systems were analyzed.According to the study results,the analytical calculation results in this paper fit well with the ANSYS finite element numerical calculation results,demonstrating the rationality of the analytical method.The inertial effect has a significant influence on the dynamic response characteristics of the simply supported double-beam system.The simply supported double-beam system underwent several resonant speeds under a moving mass,and the Winkler-layer spring stiffness has a relatively significant effect on the vibration of the first beam.

Dynamic analysis of beam-cable coupled systems using Chebyshev spectral element method

The dynamic characteristics of a beam–cable coupled system are investigated using an improved Chebyshev spectral element method in order to observe the effects of adding cables on the beam. The system is modeled as a double Timoshenko beam system interconnected by discrete springs. Utilizing Chebyshev series expansion and meshing the system according to the locations of its connections,numerical results of the natural frequencies and mode shapes are obtained using only a few elements, and the results are validated by comparing them with the results of a finiteelement method. Then the effects of the cable parameters and layout of connections on the natural frequencies and mode shapes of a fixed-pinned beam are studied. The results show that the modes of a beam–cable coupled system can be classified into two types, beam mode and cable mode, according to the dominant deformation. To avoid undesirable vibrations of the cable, its parameters should be controlled in a reasonable range, or the layout of the connections should be optimized.

Structural Damage Detection Using a Modified Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

An optimization approach based on Artificial Bee Colony(ABC)algorithm is proposed for structural local damage detection in this study.The objective function for the damage identification problem is established by structural parameters and modal assurance criteria(MAC).The ABC algorithm is presented to solve the certain objective function.Then the Tournament Selection Strategy and chaotic search mechanism is adopted to enhance global search ability of the certain algorithm.A coupled double-beam system is studied as numerical example to illustrate the correctness and efficiency of the propose method.The simulation results show that the modified ABC algorithm can identify the local damage of the structural system efficiently even under measurement noise,which demonstrates the proposed algorithm has a higher damage diagnosis precision.