To simulate the dynamic responses of the multibody system with a floating base when the upper parts spread with a certain sequence and relative speed, the homogeneous matrix method is employed to model and simulate a ...To simulate the dynamic responses of the multibody system with a floating base when the upper parts spread with a certain sequence and relative speed, the homogeneous matrix method is employed to model and simulate a four-body system with a floating base and the motions are analyzed when the upper parts are spread sequentially or synchronously. The rolling, swaying and heaving temporal variations are obtained when the multibody system is under the conditions of the static water along with the wave loads and the mean wind loads or the single pulse wind loads, respectively. The moment variations of each joint under the single pulse wind load are also gained. The numerical results showed that the swaying of the floating base is almost not influenced by the spreading time or form when the upper parts spread sequentially or synchronously, while the rolling and the heaving mainly depend on the spreading time and forms. The swaying and heaving motions are influenced significantly by the mean wind loads. The single pulse wind load also has influences on the dynamic responses. The torque of joint 3 and joint 4 in the single pulse wind environment may be twice that in the windless environment when the system spreads with 60 s duration.展开更多
Compared with Gaussian wind loads, there is a higher probability of strong suction fluctuations occurrence for non-Gaussian wind pressures. These instantaneous and intermittent fluctuations are the initial cause of lo...Compared with Gaussian wind loads, there is a higher probability of strong suction fluctuations occurrence for non-Gaussian wind pressures. These instantaneous and intermittent fluctuations are the initial cause of local damage to roof structures, par- ticularly at the edges and comers of long-span roofs. Thus, comparative errors would occur if a Gaussian model is used to de- scribe a non-Gaussian wind load, and structural security would not be guaranteed. This paper presents a simplified method based on the inverse fast Fourier transform （IFFT）, in which the amplitude spectrum is established via a target power spectrum. Also, the phase spectrum is constructed by introducing the exponential peak generation （EPG） model. Finally, a random pro- cess can be generated via IFFT that meets the specified power spectral density （PSD）, skewness and kurtosis. In contrast to a wind tunnel experiment, this method can avoid the coupled relation between the non-Gaussian and the power spectrum char- acteristics, and lead to the desired computational efficiency. Its fitting accuracy is not affected by phase spectrum. Moreover, the fitting precision of the kurtosis and PSD parameters can be guaranteed. In a few cases, the fitting precision of the skewness parameter is fairly poor, but kurtosis is more important than skewness in the description of the non-Gaussian characteristics. Above all, this algorithm is simple and stable and would be an effective method to simulate a non-Gaussian signal.展开更多
Wind loading is one of the most significant factors in civil engineering that influences the structural design considerably.In this paper,a group of manufacturing equipments for downburst simulation based on impinging...Wind loading is one of the most significant factors in civil engineering that influences the structural design considerably.In this paper,a group of manufacturing equipments for downburst simulation based on impinging jet model was developed for investigating the wind loads on structures:including the centrifugal air bellows to generate airflow,a movable platform to realize multiple locations of the building and a freely rotatable turntable to implement alterable building angles.Hundreds of transducers were used to measure the wind action on all surfaces of the building.The pressure coefficients calculated from the observed data were utilized to evaluate the downburst wind load.Pressure distributions on three prism-shaped building models with different placements and angles were investigated to obtain the maximum wind action and mean pressure coefficients.The results showed that the maximum pressure coefficient would reach 1.0 on the top surface if the downburst just broke out over the edifice.Considering that the building was in the developing field of the downburst,the top and the front surfaces would be under high wind pressure and only the back surface would endure wind suction.When the downdraft happens away from the prismatic building,all surfaces,except the front surface,would subject to suction with different degrees.It was also found that the pressure coefficient on the right surface would get its negative peak at first and then go straight up to 0.6 as the angle changed from 0°to 45°and the wind pressure on the front surface would decrease slightly through the whole process.The assertive results provide elemental data for structural wind-resistant design in civil engineering for the downburst-prone areas.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China，Major State Basic Research Development Program of China （973 Program）
文摘To simulate the dynamic responses of the multibody system with a floating base when the upper parts spread with a certain sequence and relative speed, the homogeneous matrix method is employed to model and simulate a four-body system with a floating base and the motions are analyzed when the upper parts are spread sequentially or synchronously. The rolling, swaying and heaving temporal variations are obtained when the multibody system is under the conditions of the static water along with the wave loads and the mean wind loads or the single pulse wind loads, respectively. The moment variations of each joint under the single pulse wind load are also gained. The numerical results showed that the swaying of the floating base is almost not influenced by the spreading time or form when the upper parts spread sequentially or synchronously, while the rolling and the heaving mainly depend on the spreading time and forms. The swaying and heaving motions are influenced significantly by the mean wind loads. The single pulse wind load also has influences on the dynamic responses. The torque of joint 3 and joint 4 in the single pulse wind environment may be twice that in the windless environment when the system spreads with 60 s duration.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 51125031)
文摘Compared with Gaussian wind loads, there is a higher probability of strong suction fluctuations occurrence for non-Gaussian wind pressures. These instantaneous and intermittent fluctuations are the initial cause of local damage to roof structures, par- ticularly at the edges and comers of long-span roofs. Thus, comparative errors would occur if a Gaussian model is used to de- scribe a non-Gaussian wind load, and structural security would not be guaranteed. This paper presents a simplified method based on the inverse fast Fourier transform （IFFT）, in which the amplitude spectrum is established via a target power spectrum. Also, the phase spectrum is constructed by introducing the exponential peak generation （EPG） model. Finally, a random pro- cess can be generated via IFFT that meets the specified power spectral density （PSD）, skewness and kurtosis. In contrast to a wind tunnel experiment, this method can avoid the coupled relation between the non-Gaussian and the power spectrum char- acteristics, and lead to the desired computational efficiency. Its fitting accuracy is not affected by phase spectrum. Moreover, the fitting precision of the kurtosis and PSD parameters can be guaranteed. In a few cases, the fitting precision of the skewness parameter is fairly poor, but kurtosis is more important than skewness in the description of the non-Gaussian characteristics. Above all, this algorithm is simple and stable and would be an effective method to simulate a non-Gaussian signal.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51161120359)
文摘Wind loading is one of the most significant factors in civil engineering that influences the structural design considerably.In this paper,a group of manufacturing equipments for downburst simulation based on impinging jet model was developed for investigating the wind loads on structures:including the centrifugal air bellows to generate airflow,a movable platform to realize multiple locations of the building and a freely rotatable turntable to implement alterable building angles.Hundreds of transducers were used to measure the wind action on all surfaces of the building.The pressure coefficients calculated from the observed data were utilized to evaluate the downburst wind load.Pressure distributions on three prism-shaped building models with different placements and angles were investigated to obtain the maximum wind action and mean pressure coefficients.The results showed that the maximum pressure coefficient would reach 1.0 on the top surface if the downburst just broke out over the edifice.Considering that the building was in the developing field of the downburst,the top and the front surfaces would be under high wind pressure and only the back surface would endure wind suction.When the downdraft happens away from the prismatic building,all surfaces,except the front surface,would subject to suction with different degrees.It was also found that the pressure coefficient on the right surface would get its negative peak at first and then go straight up to 0.6 as the angle changed from 0°to 45°and the wind pressure on the front surface would decrease slightly through the whole process.The assertive results provide elemental data for structural wind-resistant design in civil engineering for the downburst-prone areas.
