Numerical aspects of a real-time sub-structuring technique in structural dynamics

Sajeeb, R and Roy, D and Manohar, CS (2007) Numerical aspects of a real-time sub-structuring technique in structural dynamics. In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 72 (11). pp. 1261-1313.

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Abstract

A time domain coupling technique, involving combined computational and experimental modelling, for vibration analysis of structures built-up of linear/non-linear substructures is developed. The study permits, in principle, one or more of the substructures to be modelled experimentally with measurements being made only on the interfacial degrees of freedom. The numerical and experimental substructures are allowed to communicate in real time within the present framework. The proposed strategy involves a two-stage scheme: the first is iterative in nature and is implemented at the initial stages of the solution in a non-real-time format; the second is non-iterative, employs an extrapolation scheme and proceeds in real time. Issues on time delays during communications between different substructures are discussed. An explicit integration procedure is shown to lead to solutions with high accuracy while retaining path sensitivity to initial conditions. The stability of the integration scheme is also discussed and a method for numerically dissipating the temporal growth of high-frequency errors is presented. For systems with non-linear substructures, the integration procedure is based on a multi-step transversal linearization method; and, to account for time delays, we employ a multi-step extrapolation scheme based on the reproducing kernel particle method. Numerical illustrations on a few low-dimensional vibrating structures are presented and these examples are fashioned after problems of seismic qualification testing of engineering structures using real-time substructure testing techniques.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to John Wiley and Sons.
Keywords:	real-time sub-structuring; numerical and experimental sub-structures; extrapolations; reproducing kernel particle method; explicit and implicit time-stepping schemes.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2008
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:42
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/13148

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