Publisher's Synopsis
Two new equivalent linearization implementations for geometrically nonlinear random vibrations are presented. Both implementations are based upon a novel approach for evaluating the nonlinear stiffness within commercial finite element codes and are suitable for use with any finite element code having geometrically nonlinear static analysis capabilities. The formulation includes a traditional force-error minimization approach and a relatively new version of a potential energy-error minimization approach, which has been generalized for multiple degree-of-freedom systems. Results for a simply supported plate under random acoustic excitation are presented and comparisons of the displacement root-mean-square values and power spectral densities are made with results from a nonlinear time domain numerical simulation.Rizzi, Stephen A. and Muravyov, Alexander A.Langley Research CenterLINEARIZATION; ACOUSTIC EXCITATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RANDOM VIBRATION; OPTIMIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; LOAD DISTRIBUTION (FORCES); SPECTRAL BANDS; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE ERRORS; ACOUSTIC FATIGUE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM...
