基于位移的减震结构设计方法研究

针对减震结构的设计, 其振型分解反应谱方法不能反映阻尼器的非线性和结构在大震下的性能;时程分析法需要多次试算、十分繁琐的情况,采用以结构构件设计为主、线性粘滞阻尼器为强度补充的设计思想,将结构等效为单自由度体系,利用基于位移的设计方法对线性粘滞阻尼减震结构进行设计,并利用该方法设计1栋13层框架剪力墙结构,最后通过动力时程分析验证了该方法的可行性.     

基于复阻尼理论的混合结构Rayleigh阻尼模型

混合结构的阻尼矩阵不满足经典阻尼条件,导致传统的模态叠加法无法适用。复阻尼理论无法适用于时域计算,其自由振动响应中存在发散现象。针对混合结构的阻尼矩阵非比例性和复阻尼理论的时域发散性,基于频域等效原则构建了求解Rayleigh阻尼系数的数学优化模型,进而得到与复阻尼理论等效的Rayleigh阻尼运动方程。算例分析表明:依据位移时程响应和结构等效阻尼比可证明Rayleigh阻尼运动方程的正确性。基于本文研究成果,等效复阻尼理论的混合结构Rayleigh阻尼运动方程可直接采用模态叠加法,结合其确定的结构等效阻尼比,为混合结构的振型分解反应谱法提供理论依据。     

非线性多自由度体系在平稳随机荷载作用下的动力可靠性分析

本文在等价线性化法的基础上提出了一种用振型分解法分析小阻尼、弱非线性多自由度体系受平稳高斯宽频带随机荷载作用的动力可靠性的完整的解析方法。先在平稳高斯白噪声的荷载条件下证明了等价正规反应是近似独立的,并由此求出正规反应的联合概率密度函数,建立了确定等价阻尼和等价固有圆频率的公式;进一步求出体系质点相对位移及其导数的联合概率密度函数后,提出了一种基于首通破坏机制和“最弱链环”(weakest link)模型的非线性多自由度体系的动力可靠性的计算方法,求出了以质点相对位移量为界限的非线性多自由度体系的平稳反应的动力可靠性的解析表达式。其次,把上述方法推广到了荷载是平稳高斯宽频带过程的情况。最后把本文提出的理论应用到了拟线性多自由度体系。对于两个自由度的情况求出了数字结果,并与Monte Carlo模拟结果进行了比较,验证了本文提出的方法的正确性。在结论中还指出了本文的方法用来处理过渡反应时应该注意的一些问题。     

基础隔震结构随机地震响应分析的复模态法

本文对多自由度基础隔震结构的随机地震响应问题进行了系统研究，首先建立了运动方程，然后用第一振型将上部结构展开，针对所得方程为非经典阻尼、非对称质量和非对称刚度情况，用复模态法解耦，获得了以第一振型表示的结构地震响应的解析解，对单自由度体系，此解即为结构响应的精确解，从而建立了两自由度体系在任意非经典阻尼与非对称质量和刚度情况下随机地震响应解析解分析的一般方法。本文方法也可用于带TMD减震结构、无损伤“加层减震”加固结构的随机地震响应分析与优化设计。     

基于约束模态综合法的非比例阻尼系统地震响应分析

为提高大型复杂结构体系的计算效率,在深入分析约束模态综合法原理的基础上,论述了非比例阻尼体系中约束模态综合法对阻尼矩阵的处理方法,并探讨了如何缩减对接界面自由度的问题。同时,通过算例详细说明了该方法在高层建筑结构动力时程分析中的应用。计算结果表明,在利用约束模态综合法求解非比例阻尼体系的动力问题时,文中所采用的阻尼矩阵的处理方法是有效的,与有限元直接法相比具有很好的精度。对于地基土-高层建筑结构体系的地震响应分析问题而言,缩减对接界面自由度的约束模态综合法可达到很好的计算精度,能够更大程度的提高计算效率,为大型复杂结构的动力时程分析研究和工程应用提供了一定的依据和方便。     

非比例阻尼线性体系地震反应计算的振型分解反应谱法

以非比例阻尼线性体系地震反应计算实数形式的一般解答为基础,推导得到了非比例阻尼线性体系水平地震作用计算的多种形式,建立了非比例阻尼线性体系地震反应计算振型分解反应谱法的基本过程与步骤。最后,以一个五层剪切型结构为例,通过与各种常用直接积分方法计算结果的比较,证实了本文非比例阻尼线性体系地震反应计算实数形式的一般解答的高精度与可靠性。通过对多种形式地震作用所得地震效应的比较,证实了非比例阻尼线性体系地震反应振型分解反应谱方法的可靠性及可行性。     

结构随机地震响应分析的复模态法

本文对多自由度基础平动结构随机地震响应问题进行了系统研究。针对用第1振型近似代表上部结构所得方程为非经典阻尼和非对称结构情况。用复模态法解耦。获得了以第1振型表示的结构地震响应的解析解。对单自由度体系。此解即为结构响应的精确解。本文方法也可用于带TMD减震结构等的随机地震响应分析与优化设计。     

基于HHT的非线性结构系统识别研究

本文研究基于HHT的多自由度非线性结构系统识别方法。首先通过EMD分解得到结构的非线性模态(NNM),然后对非线性模态进行H ilbert分析,识别出结构的瞬时特征参数(瞬时振幅、瞬时固有频率等),进而由各参数间关系识别出非线性结构的类型。最后通过一个具有非线性刚度的两自由度剪切型建筑结构的数值模拟验证了该方法的有效性。     

基于等效复阻尼理论的模态叠加法

依据对偶原则,频率相关黏性阻尼是复阻尼在实数域中的表达形式,可作为一种等效复阻尼,且具有稳定性和每一循环消耗能量与激励频率无关的优点。将地震波的卓越频率作为激励频率,结合短时傅里叶变换,提出了单一材料结构频率相关黏性阻尼的模态叠加法;对于不同材料阻尼特性混合结构的频率相关黏性阻尼,利用最小二乘法拟合Caughey阻尼矩阵,以近似模拟频率相关黏性阻尼矩阵,提出了Caughey阻尼理论模态叠加法,成果实现了单一材料和混合材料结构等效复阻尼运动方程的模态叠加法,为基于复阻尼理论的结构振型分解反应谱法提供理论依据。     

基于能量被动耗能结构抗震设计方法的研究

将结构前两阶振型各自等效为单自由度,采用模态pushover分析确定各等效单自由度的屈服强度系数和延性系数,然后由反应谱计算各阶振型耗散能量需求,利用各振型能量分布曲线,求得各层耗散能量需求,叠加得到各层地震总能量需求,据此确定耗能装置的类型及设计参数.运用该方法对9层钢框架进行了设计,并通过非线性动力分析进行了验证,结果表明该方法精确度符合实际工程需求.     

System identification of linear structures based on Hilbert–Huang spectral analysis. Part 1: normal modes

Based on the Hilbert–Huang spectral analysis, a method is proposed to identify multi‐degree‐of‐freedom (MDOF) linear systems using measured free vibration time histories. For MDOF systems, the normal modes have been assumed to exist. In this method, the measured response data, which are polluted by noises, are first decomposed into modal responses using the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) approach with intermittency criteria. Then, the Hilbert transform is applied to each modal response to obtain the instantaneous amplitude and phase angle time histories. A linear least‐square fit procedure is proposed to identify the natural frequency and damping ratio from the instantaneous amplitude and phase angle for each modal response. Based on a single measurement of the free vibration time history at one appropriate location, natural frequencies and damping ratios can be identified. When the responses at all degrees of freedom are measured, the mode shapes and the physical mass, damping and stiffness matrices of the structure can be determined. The applications of the proposed method are illustrated using three linear systems with different dynamic characteristics. Numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed system identification method yields quite accurate results, and it offers a new and effective tool for the system identification of linear structures in which normal modes exist. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mode-based equivalent multi-degree-of-freedom system for one-dimensional viscoelastic response analysis of layered soil deposit

Discrete models such as the lumped parameter model and the finite element model are widely used in the solution of soil amplification of earthquakes. However, neither of the models will accurately estimate the natural frequencies of soil deposit, nor simulate a damping of frequency independence. This research develops a new discrete model for one-dimensional viscoelastic response analysis of layered soil deposit based on the mode equivalence method. The new discrete model is a one-dimensional equivalent multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) system characterized by a series of concentrated masses, springs and dashpots with a special configuration. The dynamic response of the equivalent MDOF system is analytically derived and the physical parameters are formulated in terms of modal properties. The equivalent MDOF system is verified through a comparison of amplification functions with the available theoretical solutions. The appropriate number of degrees of freedom (DOFs) in the equivalent MDOF system is estimated. A comparative study of the equivalent MDOF system with the existing discrete models is performed. It is shown that the proposed equivalent MDOF system can exactly present the natural frequencies and the hysteretic damping of soil deposits and provide more accurate results with fewer DOFs.     

A nonlinear SDOF model for the simplified evaluation of the displacement demand of low-rise URM buildings

The determination of displacement demands for masonry buildings subjected to seismic action is a key issue in the performance-based assessment and design of such structures. A technique for the definition of single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) nonlinear systems that approximates the global behaviour of multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) 3D structural models has been developed in order to provide useful information on the dependency of displacement demand on different seismic intensity measures. The definition of SDOF system properties is based on the dynamic equivalence of the elastic properties (vibration period and viscous damping) and on the comparability with nonlinear hysteretic behaviour obtained by cyclic pushover analysis on MDOF models. The MDOF systems are based on a nonlinear macroelement model that is able to reproduce the in-plane shear and flexural cyclic behaviour of pier and spandrel elements. For the complete MDOF models an equivalent frame modelling technique was used. The equivalent SDOF system was modelled using a suitable nonlinear spring comprised of two macroelements in parallel. This allows for a simple calibration of the hysteretic response of the SDOF by suitably proportioning the contributions of flexure-dominated and shear-dominated responses. The comparison of results in terms of maximum displacements obtained for the SDOF and MDOF systems demonstrates the feasibility and reliability of the proposed approach. The comparisons between MDOF and equivalent SDOF systems, carried out for several building prototypes, were based on the results of time-history analyses performed with a large database of natural records covering a wide range of magnitude, distance and local soil conditions. The use of unscaled natural accelerograms allowed the displacement demand to be expressed as a function of different ground motion parameters allowing for the study of their relative influence on the displacement demand for masonry structures.     

Solution of random structural system subject to nonstationary excitation: transforming the equation with random coefficients to one with deterministic coefficients and random initial conditions

This paper deals with the lower order (first four) nonstationary statistical moments of the response of linear systems with random stiffness and random damping properties subject to random nonstationary excitation modeled as white noise multiplied by an envelope function. The method of analysis is based on a Markov approach using stochastic differential equations (SDE). The linear SDE with random coefficients subject to random excitation with deterministic initial conditions are transformed to an equivalent nonlinear SDE with deterministic coefficients and random initial conditions subject to random excitation. In this procedure, new SDE with random initial conditions, deterministic coefficients and zero forcing functions are introduced to represent the random variables. The joint statistical moments of the response are determined by considering an augmented dynamic system with state variables made up of the displacement and velocity vectors and the random variables of the structural system. The zero time-lag joint statistical moment equations for the augmented state vector are derived from the Itô differential formula. The statistical moment equations are ordinary nonlinear differential equations where hierarchy of moments appear. The hierarchy is closed by the cumulant neglect closure method applied at the fourth order statistical moment level. General formulation is given for multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems and the performance of the method in problems with nonstationary excitations and large variabilities is illustrated for a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) oscillator.     

Modal decomposition method for stationary response of non-classically damped systems

The stationary response of multi-degree-of-freedom non-classically damped linear systems subjected to stationary input excitation is studied. A modal decomposition procedure based on the complex eigenvectors and eigenvalues of the system is used to derive general expressions for the spectral moments of response. These expressions are in terms of cross-modal spectral moments and explicitly account for the correlation between modal responses; thus, they are applicable to structures characterized with significant non-classical damping as well as structures with closely spaced frequencies. Closed form solutions are presented for the important case of response to white-noise input. Various quantities of response of general engineering interest can be obtained in terms of these spectral moments. These include mean zero-crossing rate and mean, variance and distribution of peak response over a specified duration. Examples point out several instances where non-classical damping effects become significant and illustrate the marked improvement of the results of this study over conventional analysis based on classical damping approximations.     

Performance spectra based method for the seismic design of structures equipped with passive supplemental damping systems

A new direct performance‐based design method utilizing design tools called performance‐spectra (P‐Spectra) for low‐rise to medium‐rise frame structures incorporating supplemental damping devices is presented. P‐Spectra are graphic tools that relate the responses of nonlinear SDOF systems with supplemental dampers to various damping parameters and dynamic system properties that structural designers can control. These tools integrate multiple response quantities that are important to the performance of a structure into a single compact graphical format to facilitate direct comparison of different potential solutions that satisfy a set of predetermined performance objectives under various levels of seismic hazard. An SDOF to MDOF transformation procedure that defines the required supplemental damping properties for the MDOF structure to achieve the response defined by the target SDOF system is also presented for hysteretic, linear viscous and viscoelastic damping devices. Using nonlinear time‐history analyses of idealized shear structures, the accuracy of the transformation procedure is verified. A seismic performance upgrade design example is presented to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed method for achieving design performance goals using supplemental damping devices. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Modal methods in the dynamics of systems with non-classical damping

When damping in a system is both significantly high and its distribution is non-classical the solution of dynamical problems by conventional modal analysis is complicated by the presence of coupling between the normal co-ordinates. Further, the convergence of a solution may be erratic with successive modal additions, leading to the need to include a larger number of modes than would otherwise be expected. In this paper methods of modal analysis in structural dynamics are discussed and their derivations briefly given. These include the conventional mode displacement method and the force summation method, employing normal modes, and the analogous procedures with damped modes. In the latter, dynamic response equations are not coupled. Dynamic loading solutions by the four approaches, each taking account of the non-classical damping distribution, are demonstrated with a simple model representing a structure on a compliant foundation. The results strongly suggest that the use of damped modes with force summation could be the most effective procedure when damping is non-classical.     

Non-classical damping in dynamic analysis of base-isolated structures with internal equipment

It has been shown that the use of base isolation not only attenuates the response of a primary structural system but also reduces the response of a secondary system mounted on or within the main structure. The isolation system, superstructure and equipment may be made of different materials with significantly different energy dissipation characteristics such that the damping matrix for the combined system is non-classical and can only be approximately expressed by modal damping ratios if the classical mode method is used for analysis. The object of this paper is to evaluate the accuracy of this procedure in approximating the responses of base-isolated structures and internal equipment. The complex mode method can provide exact solutions to problems with non-classical damping and is used here to find the exact response of the isolation-superstructure-equipment system. The entire system is assumed to be linear elastic with viscous damping and the superstructure is assumed to be proportionally damped so that the deformation of the superstructure can be expressed in terms of its classical modes. Recognizing that the ratio of the equipment mass to the structural mass and the ratio of the stiffness of the isolation system to the superstructural stiffness are both small, perturbation methods are used to find the response. This study shows that the response of base-isolated structures can be determined by the classical mode method to some degree of accuracy, but the higher frequency content is distorted. The equipment response derived by the classical mode method is much smaller than the exact solution so that the complex mode method should be applied to find equipment response.     

Probabilistic analysis of peak response of MDOF systems with uncertain PSD function

The use of uniform hazard spectra which have the same probability of exceedance at different frequencies has been proposed for the future version of the National Building Code of Canada. Commonly used combination rules to estimate the peak responses of multi‐degree‐of‐freedom (MDOF) systems are the square root of sum of squares rule and the complete quadratic combination rule. However, the probability that the peak response of a MDOF system exceeds the one estimated by using these rules with the peak modal responses from the uniform hazard spectra cannot be inferred directly. The assessment of the probability of exceedance of the peak response of MDOF systems is presented by considering that the uncertainty in seismic excitation due to all potential earthquakes can be lumped in the power spectral density function of the ground acceleration with uncertain model parameters. This probability is evaluated based on the random vibration of linear systems and the first‐order reliability method. It is found that the under‐ or over‐estimations are less than about 5 or 10% if the modal contributions are not within 10–90% of, or not within 20–80% of, the absolute sum of the effective modal peak responses, respectively. Otherwise, severe under‐ or over‐estimation could result. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Complex complete quadratic combination method for damped system with repeated eigenvalues

A new response-spectrum mode superposition method, entirely in real value form, is developed to analyze the maximum structural response under earthquake ground motion for generally damped linear systems with repeated eigenvalues and defective eigenvectors. This algorithm has clear physical concepts and is similar to the complex complete quadratic combination (CCQC) method previously established. Since it can consider the effect of repeated eigenvalues, it is called the CCQC-R method, in which the correlation coefficients of high-order modal responses are enclosed in addition to the correlation coefficients in the normal CCQC method. As a result, the formulas for calculating the correlation coefficients of high-order modal responses are deduced in this study, including displacement, velocity and velocity-displacement correlation coefficients. Furthermore, the relationship between high-order displacement and velocity covariance is derived to make the CCQC-R algorithm only relevant to the high-order displacement response spectrum. Finally, a practical step-by-step integration procedure for calculating high-order displacement response spectrum is obtained by changing the earthquake ground motion input, which is evaluated by comparing it to the theory solution under the sine-wave input. The method derived here is suitable for generally linear systems with classical or non-classical damping.