Damping characteristics of friction damped braced frame and its effectiveness in the mega-sub controlled structure system

Based on energy dissipation and structural control principle, a new structural configuration, called the megasub controlled structure （MSCS） with friction damped braces （FDBs）, is first presented. Meanwhile, to calculate the damping coefficient in the slipping state a new analytical method is proposed. The damping characteristics of one-storey friction damped braced frame （FDBF） are investigated, and the influence of the structural parameters on the energy dissipation and the practical engineering design are discussed. The nonlinear dynamic equations and the analytical model of the MSCS with FDBs are established. Three building structures with different structural configurations, which were designed with reference to the conventional mega-sub structures such as used in Tokyo City Hall, are comparatively investigated. The results illustrate that the structure presented in the paper has excellent dynamic properties and satisfactory control effectiveness.

Experimental studies on the energy dissipation of bolted structures with frictional interfaces:A review

Bolted joints play a more and more important role in the structure with lighter weight and heavier load.This paper aims to provide an overview of different experimental approaches for the dynamic behavior of structures in the presence of bolted joints,especially the energy dissipation or damping at frictional interfaces.The comprehension of energy dissipation mechanisms due to friction is provided first,while the key parameters and the measurement techniques,such as the excitation force,the preload of the bolt,or the pressure at the interfaces,are briefly introduced.Secondly,the round-robin systems aim to measure the hysteresis parameters of the frictional joints under tangential loads are reviewed,summarizing the basic theory and the strategies to apply the excitation force or acquire the response in different testing systems.Followed by parameter identification strategies for bolted structures,the test rigs with one or more simplified bolted joints are summarized to give an insight into the understanding of typical characteristics of bolted structures,which are affected by the presence of friction.More complex test rigs hosting real-like or actual engineering structures with bolted lap or flange joints are also introduced to show the identification process of the dynamic characteristics of bolted connections employed in specific applications.Based on the review paper,researchers can get the basic knowledge about the experimental systems of the bolted structures,especially several classical round robin systems,such as the Gaul resonator and widely used Brake-Reußbeam system.Readers can take advantage of this background for more creative and effective future studies,make more progress on the study of assembled structures and understand the influence of bolting frictional connections on the dynamic response better.

Forced response characteristics of bladed disks withmistuning non-linear friction

Aimed at the difficulty in revealing the vibration localization mechanism of mistuned bladed disks by using simple non-linear model,a mechanical model of the bladed disk with random mistuning of hysteretic dry friction damping was established.Then,the incremental harmonic balance method was used to analyze the effects of the parameters of bladed disks,such as the mistuning strength of dry friction force,coupled strength,viscous damping ratio and friction strength,on the forced response of the bladed disks.The results show that the vibrational energy localization phenomenon turns up in the tuned bladed disks if the nonlinear friction damping exists,and the random mistuning of the dry friction force intensifies this kind of vibration localization.

Fretting instability characteristics for gear shaft shoulder

In order to solve fretting instability problem of gear shaft shoulder due to torsional vibration in mechanical system, the mathematical model of fretting instability vibration of gear shaft shoulder was established by adopting the method of combining kinematics and tribology, and the numerical analysis was applied to the fretting instability mechanism of gear shaft shoulder by introducing the friction instability damping ratio. The numerical results show that the main factors causing the unstable and vibrating gear shaft shoulder are the large tightening torque and too large static friction coefficient. The reasonable values of the static friction coefficient, the amount of interference and tightening torque can effectively mitigate the fretting instability phenomenon of gear shaft shoulder. The experimental results verify that damping plays a significant role in eliminating the vibration of gear shaft control system.

Vibration transmissibility characteristics of smart spring vibration isolation system

The objective of this work was to study the vibration transmissibility characteristics of the undamped and damped smart spring systems. The frequency response characteristics of them were analyzed by using the equivalent linearization technique, and the possible types of the system motion were distinguished by using the starting and ending frequencies. The influences of system parameters on the vibration transmissibility characteristics were discussed. The following conclusions may be drawn from the analysis results. The undamped smart spring system may simultaneously have one starting frequency and one ending frequency or only have one starting frequency, and the damped system may simultaneously have two starting frequencies and one ending frequency. There is an optimal control parameter to make the peak value of the vibration transmissibility curve of the system be minimum. When the mass ratio is far away from the stiffness ratio, the vibration transmissibility is small. The effect of the damping ratio on the system vibration transmissibility is significant while the control parameter is less than its optimal value. But the influence of the relative damping ratio on the vibration transmissibility is small.

Mechanism of interconnected synchronized switch damping for vibration control of blades

The Synchronized Switch Damping(SSD)is regarded as a promising alternative to mitigate the vibration of thin-walled structures in aero-engines,especially for blades or bladed disks.The common manner is to shunt the switch circuit independently to a single piezoelectric structure.This paper is aimed at exploring a novel way of using the SSD,i.e.,the SSD is interconnected between two piezoelectric structures or substructures.The damping mechanism,performance,and effective range of the interconnected SSD are studied numerically and experimentally.First,based on a dual cantilever beam finite element model,the time domain and frequency domain modeling and solving methods of the interconnected SSD are deduced and validated.Then,the influence of the amplitude and phase relationship on the damping effect of the interconnected SSD is numerically studied and compared with the shunted SSD.A self-sensing SSD control board is developed,and experimental studies are carried out.The results show that the interconnected SSD establishes an additional energy channel between the corresponding piezoelectric structures.When the amplitudes of the two cantilever beams are different,the interconnected SSD balances the vibration level of each beam.When the amplitudes of the two cantilever beams are the same,if the appropriate interconnection manner is selected according to the phase,the resonance peak can be reduced by more than 30%.When the vibration is in-phase/out-of-phase,the damping generated by the interconnected SSD in a cross/parallel manner is even more significant than the shunted SSD.Furthermore,this novel connection scheme reduces the number of SSD circuits in half.Finally,for engineering applications,we implement the proposed damping technology to the finite element model of a typical dummy bladed disk.A piezoelectric damping ratio of 13.7%is achieved when the amount of piezo material is only 10%of blade mass.Compared with traditional friction dampers,the major advancements of the interconnected SSD are:(A)it can reduce the vibration level of blades without friction interface;(B)the space constraint is overcome,i.e.,the vibration energy is not necessarily dissipated independently in one sector or through physically adjacent blades,and instead,the dissipation and transfer of vibrational energy can be realized between any blade pair.If a specific gating circuit is adopted to adjust the interconnection manner of the SSD,vibration mitigation under variable working conditions with different engine orders will be expected;(C)designers do not need to worry about the annoying nonlinearities related to working conditions anymore.

A semi-analytical multi-harmonic balance method on full-3D contact model for dynamic analysis of dry friction systems

Dry friction damping structures are widely-used in aero-engines to mitigate vibration.The nonlinear nature of friction and the two-dimensional in-plane motion on the contact interface bring challenges to accurately and efficiently predict the forced response of frictionally damped structures.The state-of-the-art Multi-Harmonic Balance Method(MHBM)on quasi-3D contact model in engineering cannot precisely capture the kinematics on the friction interface although the efficiency is high.The full-3D contact model can describe the constitutive relationship of the interface in a more accurate manner;however,the efficiency and convergence are not guaranteed for large-scale models.In this paper,a semi-analytical MHBM on full-3D contact model is proposed.The original Trajectory Tracking Method(TTM)for evaluating the contact force is reformulated to make the calculation more concise and the derivation of the Analytical Jacobian Matrix(AJM)feasible.Based on the chain rule of derivation,the AJM which is the core to upgrade the performance is deduced.Through a shrouded blade finite element model,the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method are compared with both the MHBM on full-3D contact model with numerical Jacobian matrix and the MHBM on quasi-3D contact model with AJM.The results show that the AJM improves significantly the efficiency of the MHBM on full-3D contact model.The time cost of the proposed method is in the same order of magnitude as that of the MHBM on quasi-3D contact model.We also confirm that the full-3D contact model is necessary for the dynamic analyses of shrouded blades.If one uses the quasi-3D model,the estimation relative error of damping can even reach 31.8%in some cases.In addition,the AJM also brings benefits for stability analysis.It is highly recommended that engineers use the MHBM on full-3D contact model for the dynamic analysis and design of shrouded blades.