Abstract
Nowadays, it is common to see large public buildings, e.g., stadiums, with some equipment or substructure suspended from the center of the roof. These substructures will tend to be larger and heavier the more gear is needed, which may have negative impacts on the dynamic performance of the roof structures. In this paper, to explore the dynamic response of a large-span roof structure with a suspended substructure, a real structure model is simplified into a two-degrees-of-freedom system. The essential consideration of nonlinear vibration is elaborated in the equations of motions. Approximate analytical solutions for free and forced vibrations are derived using perturbation methods, while numerical analysis is carried out to validate the solutions. The ratio of linear to nonlinear amplitude is proposed to represent the nonlinear effect of the primary structure, and the nonlinear effect, varying with structural parameters of frequency ratio, mass ratio, excitation ratio, and external force to the primary structure, is investigated. It is shown that internal resonance occurs when the structural frequency ratio is close to 1:2 and that secondary resonance takes place due to certain external excitations; internal resonance and secondary resonance will magnify the amplitude of the primary structure during vibration. Finally, a case of a designed practical dome with a suspended substructure is studied to verify the outcomes from the above research. According to these findings, some design proposals for this type of structure are provided.
Highlights
Majcher [25] studied the parametric vibration of pendulum tuned mass damper (PTMD) in high-rise structures suspended substructures and on the dynamic performance of this kind of structure, which cally, with results indicating the vertical ground motion transmitted to pendulum suspenis here discussed analytically for its nonlinearity
This research is the first to investision points may lead to parametric resonance in the system. It can be appreciated from gate the nonlinear dynamic characteristics of large-span roof structures with suspended the aforementioned that the it is necessary to nonlinearly analyze roof substructures, bystudies simplifying model from a real complex structure intolarge-span a two-degreesstructures with suspended substructures that vibrate vertically to obtain more exact results
Few current studies are focused on large-span roof structures with large and heavy suspended substructures and on the dynamic performance of this kind of structure, which is here discussed analytically for its nonlinearity
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Majcher [25] studied the parametric vibration of PTMD in high-rise structures suspended substructures and on the dynamic performance of this kind of structure, which cally, with results indicating the vertical ground motion transmitted to pendulum suspenis here discussed analytically for its nonlinearity. This research is the first to investision points may lead to parametric resonance in the system It can be appreciated from gate the nonlinear dynamic characteristics of large-span roof structures with suspended the aforementioned that the it is necessary to nonlinearly analyze roof substructures, bystudies simplifying model from a real complex structure intolarge-span a two-degreesstructures with suspended substructures that vibrate vertically to obtain more exact results. Few current studies are focused on large-span roof structures with large and heavy suspended substructures and on the dynamic performance of this kind of structure, which is here discussed analytically for its nonlinearity. Some suggestions are provided for this kind of structure
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