Feasibility study of a large-scale tuned mass damper with eddy current damping mechanism

Tuned mass dampers(TMDs) have been widely used in recent years to mitigate structural vibration.However,the damping mechanisms employed in the TMDs are mostly based on viscous dampers,which have several well-known disadvantages,such as oil leakage and difficult adjustment of damping ratio for an operating TMD.Alternatively,eddy current damping(ECD) that does not require any contact with the main structure is a potential solution.This paper discusses the design,analysis,manufacture and testing of a large-scale horizontal TMD based on ECD.First,the theoretical model of ECD is formulated,then one large-scale horizontal TMD using ECD is constructed,and finally performance tests of the TMD are conducted.The test results show that the proposed TMD has a very low intrinsic damping ratio,while the damping ratio due to ECD is the dominant damping source,which can be as large as 15% in a proper configuration.In addition,the damping ratios estimated with the theoretical model are roughly consistent with those identified from the test results,and the source of this error is investigated.Moreover,it is demonstrated that the damping ratio in the proposed TMD can be easily adjusted by varying the air gap between permanent magnets and conductive plates.In view of practical applications,possible improvements and feasibility considerations for the proposed TMD are then discussed.It is confirmed that the proposed TMD with ECD is reliable and feasible for use in structural vibration control.     

A robust damage detection method developed for offshore jacket platforms using modified artificial immune system algorithm

Steel jacket-type platforms are the common kind of the offshore structures and health monitoring is an important issue in their safety assessment.In the present study,a new damage detection method is adopted for this kind of structures and inspected experimentally by use of a laboratory model.The method is investigated for developing the robust damage detection technique which is less sensitive to both measurement and analytical model uncertainties.For this purpose,incorporation of the artificial immune system with weighted attributes(AISWA) method into finite element(FE) model updating is proposed and compared with other methods for exploring its effectiveness in damage identification.Based on mimicking immune recognition,noise simulation and attributes weighting,the method offers important advantages and has high success rates.Therefore,it is proposed as a suitable method for the detection of the failures in the large civil engineering structures with complicated structural geometry,such as the considered case study.     

Errors caused by peak factor assumptions in response‐spectrum‐based analyses

The modal combination rules commonly used in response spectrum analyses implicitly assume that the peak factor associated with the response quantity of interest is equal to the peak factors of the contributing modal responses. In this paper, we examine the validity of this assumption and demonstrate that it causes the modal combination rules to over‐represent the contribution of the higher modes of vibration to the total response and under‐represent the contribution of the lower modes. Consequently, a response‐spectrum‐based analysis can yield a biased estimate for the peak value of a response quantity when two or more well‐separated modal frequencies make significant contributions to the total response. To correct this potential bias in response‐spectrum‐based estimates, we develop a procedure for estimating the peak factors that is suitable to the response spectrum analysis calculations commonly used in the current design practice. Examples are presented to demonstrate the proper use and potential impact of the proposed procedure. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

叠层板状结构的流致振动与稳定性

在对叠层板状元件的固有振动特性的理论分析中,提出了单梁与多梁对接的力学模型;在研究叠层板状元件湿模态固有频率与振型的理论分析与计算中,采用了以干模态振型函数序列作为试函数对复模态振型方程进行变分求解的方法;在研究叠层板状元件的稳定性时,采用直接法和变分法对其临界流速和失稳挠曲线进行分析和计算,二者的计算结果吻合较好;此外,对结构在非线性支承下的流致振动与稳定性作了初步研究。     

随机子空间识别方法计算效率的改进

参数识别是结构健康监测领域研究中的重点。随机子空间法是近年来发展起来的一种线性系统辩识方法,可以有效地从环境激励的结构响应中获取模态参数。该方法的基本原理是将“将来”数据向“过去”数据进行垂直投影,进而根据该投影计算出可观测矩阵和一个Kalman滤波状态序列。而Kalman滤波序列是“过去”输出信号的线性组合,即“过去”输出和“将来”状态估计建立了关系。而从Hankel矩阵的组成来看,由于要使得该矩阵具有单无限的条件,所需的计算时间也比较长。据此对随机子空间方法进行了改进。改进的基本思想是采用一个测点的信号作为“过去”作为输出信号代替全部测点的信号。这样就减少了计算量。最后用一数值模拟算例进行了验证,结果良好。     

基于数值模式的南海北部深层内潮季节变化特征分析

本文基于MITgcm非静力数值模式,采用实际地形、层结和潮流强迫,开展南海北部内潮数值模拟敏感性试验,分析夏冬两个季节南海北部深层内潮的差异。结果显示在南海北部深层,冬季K₁和M₂内潮流速振幅比夏季强10.1%和44.7%。垂向模态分析结果进一步表明,尽管南海北部深层冬季第一模态内潮动能密度比夏季低15.5%,但第二和第三模态内潮则是冬季比夏季高约25.1%和33.2%,导致冬季深层流速的垂向剪切大于夏季,表明冬季较强的高模态内潮可能是冬季南海深层强混合的一个原因。     

钢筋混凝土加劲桁架悬索桥的模态分析

采用ANSYS软件对钢筋混凝土土加劲架悬索桥进行有限元分析，提出较为准确的建模方法和最优初始应变的取值条件，使计算结果能满足工程分析精度要求。在此基础上进行了模态分析，计算了钢筋混凝土加劲杵架悬索桥的动力特征及主要结构参数对动力学特性的影响，并对福建三明下洋悬索桥进行实桥测试与分析比较，研究结果有助于对该类悬索桥力学性能的认识。     

基于振动台实验的结构损伤识别研究

选择美国加州大学圣地亚哥分校7层钢筋混凝土剪力墙足尺结构振动台实验,开展结构损伤识别研究,实验采用白噪声、环境振动和不同强度的地震动交替激发,记录地震动激发实验前后的结构反应。基于该记录计算和对比自振频率和振型曲率的变化、剪切波走时及其变化和结构层间位移角,分析发现一层和二层振型曲率较大,走时较长,走时变化也较大,现场检查发现一层和二层的破坏也较为严重,这些参数可用于识别结构损伤程度和定位损伤位置,而自振频率和层间位移角变化仅可反映出结构损伤程度,难以揭示结构损伤位置。     

DESIGN OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL GLOBAL ADIABATIC SPECTRAL PRIMITIVE EQUATION MODEL

A three-dimensional(3D)global adiabatic spectral primitive equation model has beendesigned.The main features are as follows.(1)Adoption of spherical harmonics and Tschebyscheff polynomials as the basis functions inthe horizontal and vertical respectively,but the unknowns in the spectral equations are two-dimensional;(2)Inclusion of the tropopause,which may vary with time and space;(3)Suggestion of a spectral method for representing the vertical structure of the atmosphereapplicable to the unsmoothed profile case;(4)In consideration of nonlinear vertical aliasing a technique is proposed to avoid it andnonlinear computational instability.Based on real data forecasts up to 48 hours have been performed.The results show that thestatistical verifications with the model are superior on the average to those with the T42L9 usedoperationally before 1995 at NMC of China at the same mean resolution.     

TOPEX/POSEIDON高度计浅海潮汐混淆的初步分析

根据对卫星轨道特征和观测结果的分析,对TOPEX/POSEIDON(简称T/P)星载高度计在我国近海的潮致混淆现象进行了初步研究.分析表明,在浅海区T/P高度计的观测结果存在很强的潮致高频混淆.NASA分发的地球物理记录中所提供的潮汐订正值虽适用于大洋,但不能有效地除去浅海潮汐.虽然如此,T/P潮致混淆的主要频段的周期小于90d,因而可以通过滤波方法提取周期较长的海面高度季节信号,从而用于季节环流(如南海季风环流)的研究.采用FFT/IFFT方法滤波试验的结果显示,T/P的海面高度观测结果有很高的精度,滤波处理后的海面高度距平变化和地面潮位观测结果一致性良好,上、下行轨道交叉处相邻测点间的标准偏差在3cm左右,可满足南海环流研究的需要.