To improve the efficiency and amplify the exciting force of a shake table,a novel variable stiffness mechanism(VSM)constructed by four leaf spring-lever combinations(LSLCs)was designed.Three VSMs were installed in par...To improve the efficiency and amplify the exciting force of a shake table,a novel variable stiffness mechanism(VSM)constructed by four leaf spring-lever combinations(LSLCs)was designed.Three VSMs were installed in parallel on the traditional hydraulic shake table to constitute a resonant shake table(RST).The static model of the VSM and the dynamic model of the RST were constructed by considering the large deflection of leaf springs and the geometrical nonlinearity of L-shaped levers.The variable stiffness property of LSLCs was analyzed and verified through static experiments.The simulation and vibration experiments on the dynamic properties of the RST prototype were conducted.The results show that compared with traditional shake tables,the RST consumes lower exciting force in a specified frequency bandwidth when outputting the same displacement of vibration.Under a harmonic vibrational excitation,the RST is effective for vibration enhancement using broadband frequency resonance and can save energy to some extent.The broadband resonance technology exhibits considerable potential in practical engineering applications.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41876218,51905210)。
文摘To improve the efficiency and amplify the exciting force of a shake table,a novel variable stiffness mechanism(VSM)constructed by four leaf spring-lever combinations(LSLCs)was designed.Three VSMs were installed in parallel on the traditional hydraulic shake table to constitute a resonant shake table(RST).The static model of the VSM and the dynamic model of the RST were constructed by considering the large deflection of leaf springs and the geometrical nonlinearity of L-shaped levers.The variable stiffness property of LSLCs was analyzed and verified through static experiments.The simulation and vibration experiments on the dynamic properties of the RST prototype were conducted.The results show that compared with traditional shake tables,the RST consumes lower exciting force in a specified frequency bandwidth when outputting the same displacement of vibration.Under a harmonic vibrational excitation,the RST is effective for vibration enhancement using broadband frequency resonance and can save energy to some extent.The broadband resonance technology exhibits considerable potential in practical engineering applications.
