A modified stochastic perturbation algorithm for closely-spaced eigenvalues problems based on surrogate model

Abstract

Aiming at uncertainty propagation and dynamic reanalysis of closely-spaced eigenvalues, with consideration of uncertainties in design variables, a modified stochastic perturbation method is proposed. Concerning quasi-symmetric or partial-symmetric structures that frequently appear, one of their primary features is closely-distributed natural frequencies. For structure with closely-spaced eigenvalues, due to its instability and sensitivity to the changes of design variables and its excessively concentrated adjacent eigenvalues, conventional uncertainty analysis or dynamic reanalysis methods for distinct eigenvalue are no longer available. Initially, the spectral decompositions of stiffness and mass matrices are provided; by transfer technique, the eigen-problem of closely-spaced eigenvalues is converted to that of repeated eigenvalues with two perturbation parts appended; then the perturbed closely-spaced eigenvalue is rewritten as the sum of original closely-spaced eigenvalues’ mean value and surrogate model which approximates the first-order perturbation term by polynomial chaos expansions. According to this method, statistical quantities of perturbed closely-spaced eigenvalues are calculated directly and accurately, which contributes to its uncertainty analysis and dynamic reanalysis. Furthermore, the capability of proposed method in dealing with relatively large uncertainties and complex engineering structure is demonstrated. The accuracy and efficiency of proposed method have been verified sufficiently by numerical examples.