In order to evaluate the nonlinear performance and the possible damage to rubber-bearings （RBs） during their normal operation or under strong earthquakes, a simplified Bouc-Wen model is used to describe the nonlinea...In order to evaluate the nonlinear performance and the possible damage to rubber-bearings （RBs） during their normal operation or under strong earthquakes, a simplified Bouc-Wen model is used to describe the nonlinear hysteretic behavior of RBs in this paper, which has the advantages of being smooth-varying and physically motivated. Further, based on the results from experimental tests performed by using a particular type of RB （GZN 110） under different excitation scenarios, including white noise and several earthquakes, a new system identification method, referred to as the sequential nonlinear least- square estimation （SNLSE）, is introduced to identify the model parameters. It is shown that the proposed simplified Bouc- Wen model is capable of describing the nonlinear hysteretic behavior of RBs, and that the SNLSE approach is very effective in identifying the model parameters of RBs.展开更多
Recent advances in the application of the nonlinear energy sink under a sinusoidal excitation make it possible to investigate metal-rubber vibration absorber. To provide such a vibration absorber for the integrated sp...Recent advances in the application of the nonlinear energy sink under a sinusoidal excitation make it possible to investigate metal-rubber vibration absorber. To provide such a vibration absorber for the integrated spacecraft platform,we analyze the targeted energy transfer of the simplified model with nonlinear energy sink using the complex-variables averaging method. Theoretical study shows two quasi-periodic responses that are essentially different in this nonlinear system. The steady-state response which is one of two quasi-periodic responses is caused by the linear instability of system,and another one appears as a result of the nonlinear normal modes between the linear and nonlinear oscillators,resulting from the energy transfer of different oscillators,and it can be used to vibration absorber. Secondly,this paper also discusses the performance of the proposed nonlinear absorber by using the phase portraits. All conclusion derived by the analytic model is verified numerically and the results are consistent with numerical simulations.展开更多
An analysis is made of the stress distribution and the deformationpattern near the apex of an incompressible rubber wedge under thetension of a concentrated force. The asymptotic method for the tipstress field is deve...An analysis is made of the stress distribution and the deformationpattern near the apex of an incompressible rubber wedge under thetension of a concentrated force. The asymptotic method for the tipstress field is developed. The problem is treated as a plane straincase. Finally, the FEM numerical results agree with the theoreticalones.展开更多
The mechanical properties of multi-lead rubber bearings （MLRBs） were investigated by experiment and finite element analysis. First, the vertical stiffness, horizontal stiffness and yielded shear force were tested fo...The mechanical properties of multi-lead rubber bearings （MLRBs） were investigated by experiment and finite element analysis. First, the vertical stiffness, horizontal stiffness and yielded shear force were tested for four MLRB specimens and two specimens of the single-lead rubber bearings （ SLRBs）. Then, the MLRBs were modeled by the explicit finite element analysis software ANSYS/ LS-DYNA, in order to evaluate the horizontal force-displacement hysteretic curves under static vertical and dynamical horizontal loadings. The disagreement between the tested and theoretical values was less than 11.4%, and MLRBs and SLRBs were similar in vertical stiffness, pre-yield stiffness and yield stiffness.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China Under Grant No.10572058the Science Foundation of Aeronautics of China Under Grant No.2008ZA52012
文摘In order to evaluate the nonlinear performance and the possible damage to rubber-bearings （RBs） during their normal operation or under strong earthquakes, a simplified Bouc-Wen model is used to describe the nonlinear hysteretic behavior of RBs in this paper, which has the advantages of being smooth-varying and physically motivated. Further, based on the results from experimental tests performed by using a particular type of RB （GZN 110） under different excitation scenarios, including white noise and several earthquakes, a new system identification method, referred to as the sequential nonlinear least- square estimation （SNLSE）, is introduced to identify the model parameters. It is shown that the proposed simplified Bouc- Wen model is capable of describing the nonlinear hysteretic behavior of RBs, and that the SNLSE approach is very effective in identifying the model parameters of RBs.
基金Sponsored by the Open Fund of National Defense Key Discipline Laboratory of Micro-Spacecraft Technology(Grant No.HIT.KLOF.MST.201302)
文摘Recent advances in the application of the nonlinear energy sink under a sinusoidal excitation make it possible to investigate metal-rubber vibration absorber. To provide such a vibration absorber for the integrated spacecraft platform,we analyze the targeted energy transfer of the simplified model with nonlinear energy sink using the complex-variables averaging method. Theoretical study shows two quasi-periodic responses that are essentially different in this nonlinear system. The steady-state response which is one of two quasi-periodic responses is caused by the linear instability of system,and another one appears as a result of the nonlinear normal modes between the linear and nonlinear oscillators,resulting from the energy transfer of different oscillators,and it can be used to vibration absorber. Secondly,this paper also discusses the performance of the proposed nonlinear absorber by using the phase portraits. All conclusion derived by the analytic model is verified numerically and the results are consistent with numerical simulations.
文摘An analysis is made of the stress distribution and the deformationpattern near the apex of an incompressible rubber wedge under thetension of a concentrated force. The asymptotic method for the tipstress field is developed. The problem is treated as a plane straincase. Finally, the FEM numerical results agree with the theoreticalones.
文摘The mechanical properties of multi-lead rubber bearings （MLRBs） were investigated by experiment and finite element analysis. First, the vertical stiffness, horizontal stiffness and yielded shear force were tested for four MLRB specimens and two specimens of the single-lead rubber bearings （ SLRBs）. Then, the MLRBs were modeled by the explicit finite element analysis software ANSYS/ LS-DYNA, in order to evaluate the horizontal force-displacement hysteretic curves under static vertical and dynamical horizontal loadings. The disagreement between the tested and theoretical values was less than 11.4%, and MLRBs and SLRBs were similar in vertical stiffness, pre-yield stiffness and yield stiffness.
