Viscoelastic Beam Research Articles

Nonlinear dynamic response of a simply-supported Kelvin–Voigt viscoelastic beam, additionally supported by a nonlinear spring

The free and forced vibrations of a Kelvin–Voigt viscoelastic beam, supported by a nonlinear spring are analytically investigated in this paper. The governing equations of motion along with the compatibility conditions are obtained employing Newton’s second law of motion and constitutive relations. The viscoelastic beam material is constituted by the Kelvin–Voigt rheological model, which is a two-parameter energy dissipation model. The method of multiple timescales, a perturbation technique, is employed which ultimately leads to approximate analytical expressions for vibration response, and provides better insight into how the system parameters influence the vibration response. Finally, the effect of system parameters on the linear and nonlinear natural frequencies, vibration responses and frequency-response curves of the system is characterized.

Analysis of Transverse Vibration of Axially Moving Viscoelastic Sandwich Beam with Time-Dependent Velocity

Transverse vibration of an axially moving viscoelastic sandwich beam is investigated in this paper. Based on the Kelvin constitutive equation, transverse controlling equation is established. First of all, the multiple scales method is applied to obtained steady-state response. Elimination of scales terms will give us the amplitude of vibrations. Additionally, the stability conditions of trivial and non-trivial solutions are analyzed using Routh-Hurwitz criterion. Eventually, numerical results are obtained to show the thickness of core layer, mean velocity, the amplitude of fluctuation effects on natural frequencies and response curves.

Nonlinear forced dynamics of an axially moving viscoelastic beam with an internal resonance

The aim of the study described in this paper is to investigate the forced dynamics of an axially moving viscoelastic beam. The governing equation of motion is obtained via Newton's second law of motion and constitutive relations. The viscoelastic beam material is constituted by the Kelvin–Voigt, a two-parameter rheological model, energy dissipation mechanism, in which material, not partial, time derivative is employed in the viscoelastic constitutive relation. The dimensionless partial differential equation of motion is discretized using Galerkin's scheme with hinged–hinged beam eigenfunctions as the basis functions. The resulting set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations is then solved using the pseudo-arclength continuation technique and a direct time integration. For the system with the axial speed in the sub-critical regime, the response of the system is examined when possessing an internal resonance and when not. By employing a direct time integration, it is shown how the bifurcation diagrams of the system are modified by the presence of the dissipation terms—i.e. by both the time-dependant and steady (due the simultaneous presence of the axial speed and the energy dissipation mechanism) energy dissipation terms. Moreover, the amplitude–frequency responses and bifurcation diagrams of Poincaré maps are presented for several values of the system parameters.

Combination and principal parametric resonances of axially accelerating viscoelastic beams: Recognition of longitudinally varying tensions

Abstracts Nonlinear parametric vibration is investigated for axially accelerating viscoelastic beams subject to parametric excitations resulting from longitudinally varying tensions and axial speed fluctuations. The effects of the longitudinally varying tension due to the axial acceleration are highlighted, while the tension was assumed to be longitudinally uniform in previous studies. The dependence of the tension on the finite axial support rigidity is also modeled. The governing equations of coupled planar vibration and the associated boundary conditions are derived from the generalized Hamilton principle and the viscoelastic constitutive relation. The equation is simplified into a governing equation of transverse nonlinear vibration in small but finite stretching problems. The governing equation of transverse vibration is a nonlinear integro-partial-differential equation with time-dependent and space-dependent coefficients. The method of multiple scales is employed to analyze the combination and the principal parametric resonances with the focus on steady-state responses. In the difference resonance, there is only trivial zero response which is always stable. In the summation and the principal resonances, the trivial responses may become unstable and bifurcate into nontrivial responses for certain excitation frequencies. Some numerical examples indicate that the longitudinal tension variation makes the instability frequency intervals of trivial responses small and the nontrivial response amplitudes large (small) in the summation (principal) resonance. It is also found that the nontrivial responses are not sensitive to the axial support rigidity. Numerical solutions are calculated via the differential quadrature to support results via the method of multiple scales.

An analytical solution for nonlinear dynamics of a viscoelastic beam-heavy mass system

The aim of this study is to develop an approximate analytic solution for nonlinear dynamic response of a simply-supported Kelvin- Voigt viscoelastic beam with an attached heavy intra-span mass. A geometric nonlinearity due to midplane stretching is considered and Newton's second law of motion along with Kelvin-Voigt rheological model, which is a two-parameter energy dissipation model, are employed to derive the nonlinear equations of motion. The method of multiple timescales is applied directly to the governing equations of motion, and nonlinear natural frequencies and vibration responses of the system are obtained analytically. Regarding the resonance case, the limit-cycle of the response is formulated analytically. A parametric study is conducted in order to highlight the influences of the system parameters. The main objective is to examine how the vibration response of a plain (i.e. without additional adornment) beam is modified by the presence of a heavy mass, attached somewhere along the beam length.

Analytic solution for the interaction between a viscoelastic Bernoulli-Navier beam and a winkler medium

This paper deals with the problem of the determination of the response of a viscoelastic Bernoulli-Navier beam, which is resting on an elastic medium. Assuming uniaxial bending, the displacement of the beam axis is governed by an integro-differential equation. The compatibility of the displacements between the beam and the elastic medium is imposed through an integral equation. In general and in particular in the case of a Boussinesq medium, the solution has to be pursued numerically. On the contrary, in the case of a Winkler`s medium the compatibility equation becomes a linear finite relationship, which allows finding an original analytical solution of the problem for both hereditary and aging behavior of the beam. Some numerical examples complete the paper, in which a comparison is made between the hereditary and the aging model for the creep of the beam.

Unilateral dynamic contact of two viscoelastic beams

This work is focused on a dynamic unilateral contact problem between two viscoelastic beams. Global-in-time existence of weak solutions describing the dynamics of the system is established. In addition, asymptotic longtime behavior of weak solutions is discussed: it is shown that the energy solutions decay exponentially to zero under suitable decay properties of the memory kernels.

Approximate and numerical analysis of nonlinear forced vibration of axially moving viscoelastic beams

Steady-state periodical response is investigated for an axially moving viscoelastic beam with hybrid supports via approximate analysis with numerical confirmation. It is assumed that the excitation is spatially uniform and temporally harmonic. The transverse motion of axially moving beams is governed by a nonlinear partial-differential equation and a nonlinear integro-partial-differential equation. The material time derivative is used in the viscoelastic constitutive relation. The method of multiple scales is applied to the governing equations to investigate primary resonances under general boundary conditions. It is demonstrated that the mode uninvolved in the resonance has no effect on the steady-state response. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the effects of the boundary constraint stiffness on the amplitude and the stability of the steady-state response. The results derived for two governing equations are qualitatively the same, but quantitatively different. The differential quadrature schemes are developed to verify those results via the method of multiple scales.

Quasi-Static Analysis of Beam Described by Fractional Derivative Kelvin Viscoelastic Model under Lateral Load

The beam is assumed to obey a three-dimensional viscoelastic fractional derivative constitutive relations, the mathematical model and governing equations of the quasi-static and dynamical behavior of a viscoelastic Euler-Bernoulli beam are established, the quasi-static mechanical behavior of Euler-Bernoulli beam described by fractional derivative model is investigated, and the analytical solution is obtained by considering the properties of the Laplace transform of Mittag-Leffler function and the properties of fractional derivative. The result indicate that the quasi-static mechanical behavior of Euler-Bernoulli beam described by fractional derivative viscoelastic model can reduced to the cases of classic viscoelastic and elastic, the order of fractional derivative has great effect on the quasi-static mechanical behavior of Euler-Bernoulli beam.

Nonlinear Models for Transverse Forced Vibration of Axially Moving Viscoelastic Beams

Nonlinear models of transverse vibration of axially moving viscoelastic beams subjected external transverse loads via steady-state periodical response are numerically investigated. An integro-partial-differential equation and a partial-differential equation of transverse motion can be derived respectively from a model of the coupled planar vibration for an axially moving beam. The finite difference scheme is developed to calculate steady-state response for the model of coupled planar and the two models of transverse motion under the simple support boundary. Numerical results indicate that the amplitude of the steady-state response for the model of coupled vibration and two models of transverse vibration predict qualitatively the same tendencies with the changing parameters and the integro-partial-differential equation gives results more closely to the coupled planar vibration.

Nonlinear Models for Transverse Forced Vibration of Axially Moving Viscoelastic Beams

Nonlinear models of transverse vibration of axially moving viscoelastic beams subjected external transverse loads via steady-state periodical response are numerically investigated. An integro-partial-differential equation and a partial-differential equation of transverse motion can be derived respectively from a model of the coupled planar vibration for an axially moving beam. The finite difference scheme is developed to calculate steady-state response for the model of coupled planar and the two models of transverse motion under the simple support boundary. Numerical results indicate that the amplitude of the steady-state response for the model of coupled vibration and two models of transverse vibration predict qualitatively the same tendencies with the changing parameters and the integro-partial-differential equation gives results more closely to the coupled planar vibration.

Nonlinear response of a vertically moving viscoelastic beam subjected to a fluctuating contact load

In the present work, the nonlinear response of a vertically moving viscoelastic beam subjected to a periodically varying contact load is investigated. The generalized Galerkin’s method is used to discretize the nonlinear partial differential equation of motion into the temporal equation of motion. The temporal equation of motion contains many nonlinear terms such as cubic geometric and inertial nonlinear terms, nonlinear damping term, and nonlinear parametric excitation terms in addition to forced excitation and parametric excitation terms. The first-order approximate solutions are obtained by using the method of multiple scales, and the stability and bifurcations of the obtained steady-state responses are studied. Extensive numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the influences of various types of system parameters for different resonance conditions. A significant amount of vibration reduction is obtained with the increase in the material loss factor. The results obtained by numerically solving the temporal equation of motion are found to be in good agreement with the results determined by the method of multiple scales. The obtained results are useful for reduction in the vibration of the viscoelastic flexible beam with prismatic joint or single-link viscoelastic Cartesian manipulator with payload subjected to a sinusoidally varying contact load.

Nonlinear dynamics of higher-dimensional system for an axially accelerating viscoelastic beam with in-plane and out-of-plane vibrations

In this paper, the bifurcations and chaotic motions of higher-dimensional nonlinear systems are investigated for the nonplanar nonlinear vibrations of an axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam. The Kelvin viscoelastic model is chosen to describe the viscoelastic property of the beam material. Firstly, the nonlinear governing equations of nonplanar motion for an axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam are established by using the generalized Hamilton’s principle for the first time. Then, based on the Galerkin’s discretization, the governing equations of nonplanar motion are simplified to a six-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system and a three-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system with parametric excitation, respectively. At last, numerical simulations, including the Poincare map, phase portrait and Lyapunov exponents are used to analyze the complex nonlinear dynamic behaviors of the axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam. The bifurcation diagrams for the in-plane and out-of-plane displacements via the mean axial velocity, the amplitude of velocity fluctuation and the frequency of velocity fluctuation are respectively presented when other parameters are fixed. The Lyapunov exponents are calculated to identify the existence of the chaotic motions. From the numerical results, it is indicated that the periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic motions occur for the nonplanar nonlinear vibrations of the axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam. Observing the in-plane nonlinear vibrations of the axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam from the numerical results, it is found that the nonlinear responses of the six-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system are much different from that of the three-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system when all parameters are same.

Dynamic and quasi-static bending of saturated poroelastic Timoshenko cantilever beam

Based on the three-dimensional Gurtin-type variational principle of the incompressible saturated porous media, a one-dimensional mathematical model for dynamics of the saturated poroelastic Timoshenko cantilever beam is established with two assumptions, i.e., the deformation satisfies the classical single phase Timoshenko beam and the movement of the pore fluid is only in the axial direction of the saturated poroelastic beam. Under some special cases, this mathematical model can be degenerated into the Euler-Bernoulli model, the Rayleigh model, and the shear model of the saturated poroelastic beam, respectively. The dynamic and quasi-static behaviors of a saturated poroelastic Timoshenko cantilever beam with an impermeable fixed end and a permeable free end subjected to a step load at its free end are analyzed by the Laplace transform. The variations of the deflections at the beam free end against time are shown in figures. The influences of the interaction coefficient between the pore fluid and the solid skeleton as well as the slenderness ratio of the beam on the dynamic/quasi-static performances of the beam are examined. It is shown that the quasi-static deflections of the saturated poroelastic beam possess a creep behavior similar to that of viscoelastic beams. In dynamic responses, with the increase of the slenderness ratio, the vibration periods and amplitudes of the deflections at the free end increase, and the time needed for deflections approaching to their stationary values also increases. Moreover, with the increase of the interaction coefficient, the vibrations of the beam deflections decay more strongly, and, eventually, the deflections of the saturated poroelastic beam converge to the static deflections of the classic single phase Timoshenko beam.

Assessing dynamic response of multispan viscoelastic thin beams under a moving mass via generalized moving least square method

Dynamic response of multispan viscoelastic thin beams subjected to a moving mass is studied by an efficient numerical method in some detail. To this end, the unknown parameters of the problem are discretized in spatial domain using generalized moving least square method (GMLSM) and then, discrete equations of motion based on Lagrange’s equation are obtained. Maximum deflection and bending moments are considered as the important design parameters. The design parameter spectra in terms of mass weight and velocity of the moving mass are presented for multispan viscoelastic beams as well as various values of relaxation rate and beam span number. A reasonable good agreement is achieved between the results of the proposed solution and those obtained by other researchers. The results indicate that, although the load inertia effects in beams with higher span number would be intensified for higher levels of moving mass velocity, the maximum values of design parameters would increase either. Moreover, the possibility of mass separation is shown to be more critical as the span number of the beam increases. This fact also violates the linear relation between the mass weight of the moving load and the associated design parameters, especially for high moving mass velocities. However, as the relaxation rate of the beam material increases, the load inertia effects as well as the possibility of moving mass separation reduces.

Mathematical justification of viscoelastic beam models by asymptotic methods

The authors derive and justify two models for the bending–stretching of a viscoelastic rod by using the asymptotic expansion method.

Bifurcations and loss of orbital stability in nonlinear viscoelastic beam arrays subject to parametric actuation

The collective dynamic response of microbeam arrays is governed by nonlinear effects, which have not yet been fully investigated and understood. This work employs a nonlinear continuum-based model in order to investigate the nonlinear dynamic behavior of an array of N nonlinearly coupled micro-electromechanical beams that are parametrically actuated. Investigations focus on the behavior of small size arrays in the one-to-one internal resonance regime, which is generated for low or zero DC voltages. The dynamic equations of motion of a two-element system are solved analytically using the asymptotic multiple-scales method for the weakly nonlinear system. Analytically obtained results are verified numerically and complemented by a numerical analysis of a three-beam array. The dynamic responses of the two- and three-beam systems reveal coexisting periodic and aperiodic solutions. The stability analysis enables construction of a detailed bifurcation structure, which reveals coexisting stable periodic and aperiodic solutions. For zero DC voltage only quasi-periodic and no evidence for the existence of chaotic solutions are observed. This study of small size microbeam arrays yields design criteria, complements the understanding of nonlinear nearest-neighbor interactions, and sheds light on the fundamental understanding of the collective behavior of finite-size arrays.

Uniform stabilization for the transmission problem of the Timoshenko system with memory

In this paper we study the transmission for a partially viscoelastic beam, that is, a beam which is composed of two components, elastic and viscoelastic. In the rotation angle of the filaments of the beam, ψ 1 ( x , t ) and ψ 2 ( x , t ) , the dissipation is occasioned by the memory effect. In the transverse vibrations ϕ 1 ( x , t ) and ϕ 2 ( x , t ) we do not have dissipation and the system is purely elastic. For this type of beam we show the uniform stabilization, i.e., the rate of decay has directly relation with the velocity of the relaxation function. [Display omitted]

Dynamic analysis of an axially translating viscoelastic beam with an arbitrarily varying length

The nonlinear free vibration of an axially translating viscoelastic beam with an arbitrarily varying length and axial velocity is investigated. Based on the linear viscoelastic differential constitutive law, the extended Hamilton’s principle is utilized to derive the generalized third-order equations of motion for the axially translating viscoelastic Bernoulli–Euler beam. The coupling effects between the axial motion and transverse vibration are assessed under various prescribed time-varying velocity fields. The inertia force arising from the longitudinal acceleration emerges, rendering the coupling terms between the axial beam acceleration and the beam flexure. Semi-analytical solutions for the governing PDE are obtained through the separation of variables and the assumed modes method. The modified Galerkin’s method and the fourth-order Runge–Kutta method are employed to numerically analyze the resulting equations. Further, dynamic stabilization is examined from the system energy standpoint for beam extension and retraction. Extensive numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the influences of varying translating velocities and viscoelastic parameters on the underlying dynamic responses. The material viscosity always dissipates energy and helps stabilize the transverse vibration.

EFFECT OF TRANSVERSE NORMAL AND SHEAR DEFORMATION ON A FIBER-REINFORCED VISCOELASTIC BEAM RESTING ON TWO-PARAMETER ELASTIC FOUNDATIONS

This article investigates the effect of transverse normal and shear deformations on a fiber-reinforced viscoelastic beams resting on two-parameter (Pasternak's) elastic foundations. The results are obtained by the refined sinusoidal shear deformation beam theory and compared with those obtained by the simple sinusoidal shear deformation beam theory, Timoshenko first-order shear deformation beam theory as well as Euler-Bernoulli classical beam theory. The effects of foundation stiffness on bending of viscoelastic composite beam are presented. The effective moduli methods are used to derive the governing equations of viscoelastic beams. The influences of several parameters, such as length-to-depth ratio, foundation stiffness, time parameter and other parameters on mechanical behavior of composite beams resting on Pasternak's foundations are investigated. Numerical results are presented and conclusions are formulated.