Abstract
Error propagation properties of integration algorithms are crucial in conducting pseudodynamic tests. The motivation of this study is to investigate the error propagation properties of a new family of model-based integration algorithm for pseudodynamic tests. To develop the new algorithms, two additional coefficients are introduced in the Chen-Ricles (CR) algorithm. In addition, a parameter—i.e., degree of nonlinearity—is applied to describe the change of stiffness for nonlinear structures. The error propagation equation for the new algorithms implemented in a pseudodynamic test is derived and two error amplification factors are deduced correspondingly. The error amplification factors for three structures with different degrees of nonlinearity are calculated to illustrate the error propagation effect. The numerical simulation of a pseudodynamic test for a two-story shear-type building structure is conducted to further demonstrate the error propagation characteristics of the new algorithms. It can be concluded from the theoretical analysis and numerical study that both nonlinearity and the two additional coefficients of the new algorithms have great influence on its error propagation properties.
Highlights
In the field of civil engineering, experimental studies are crucial to investigate and enhance the sustainability and resilience of civil infrastructures in the event of extreme loads, such as earthquakes
The motivation of this study is to investigate the error propagation properties of a new family of model-based integration algorithm for pseudodynamic tests of nonlinear systems by considering the influence of viscous damping
The authors [17] proposed a new family of explicit integration algorithm, which was a generalized version of the CR algorithm [5], which was proposed by Chen and Ricles and has been successfully implemented in a series of real-time hybrid simulation tests
Summary
In the field of civil engineering, experimental studies are crucial to investigate and enhance the sustainability and resilience of civil infrastructures in the event of extreme loads, such as earthquakes. In conducting a pseudodynamic test, two types of errors—i.e., displacement control error and restoring force measurement error—introduced in each time step will be propagated and accumulated owing to a feedback procedure [1,2]. The motivation of this study is to investigate the error propagation properties of a new family of model-based integration algorithm for pseudodynamic tests of nonlinear systems by considering the influence of viscous damping.
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