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Structural Dynamic Response Reconstruction in the Time Domain

Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 1993.

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Other Authors: Heyns, P.S. (Philippus Stephanus)
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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/43814 Structural Dynamic Response Reconstruction in the Time Domain Heyns, P.S. (Philippus Stephanus) Raath, Anton D. Reconstruction Time domain Mechanical structures Simulation Operational Conditions UCTD D14/4/531 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 1993. To assist in the development of mechanical structures which are subjected to dynamic loads, structural dynamic testing, using a test rig loaded by servo-hydraulic actuators to reproduce operational measured responses in the laboratory, may form an essential element of the development process. The input loads acting on the structure under operational conditions can in most cases not be measured directly, and instead the structural dynamic responses to these loads are recorded. The input forcing functions then need to be determined to effect a simulation of the operational conditions. With this work, a time domain based testing system has been developed to enable the reproduction of service-acquired dynamic responses on any actual full scale structure in the laboratory, taking into account the full multiple axis dynamics of the system. The system is able to determine the input forcing functions in such a way that, when applied to the teststructure, an accurate reproduction of the in-service measured responses are reproduced on the computer controlled laboratory test rig. The test structure is instrumented with suitable transducers which are used to record the structural dynamic response under operational conditions. The test structure is thereafter installed in a servo-hydraulic actuator test rig in the laboratory. The test rig is excited with synthetic random inputs while simultaneously recording the responses to these inputs. Using the experimental input-output data, a dynamic model of the test system is found by using parametric dynamic system identification techniques. By using the service aquired vibration responses together with the dynamic model, the system inputs may be determined. A series of iterations around this first approximation finally provides a high degree of accuracy in the simulation. To prove the integrity of the developed system, it has been applied to a number of case studies using a variety of different engineering structures, and very accurate results were achieved. tm2015 Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering PhD Unrestricted 2015-02-25T07:06:28Z 2015-02-25T07:06:28Z 1993 1993 Thesis Raath, AD 1993, Structural Dynamic Response Reconstruction in the Time Domain, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43814> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43814 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle Reconstruction
Time domain
Mechanical structures
Simulation
Operational Conditions
UCTD
D14/4/531
Structural Dynamic Response Reconstruction in the Time Domain
title Structural Dynamic Response Reconstruction in the Time Domain
title_full Structural Dynamic Response Reconstruction in the Time Domain
title_fullStr Structural Dynamic Response Reconstruction in the Time Domain
title_full_unstemmed Structural Dynamic Response Reconstruction in the Time Domain
title_short Structural Dynamic Response Reconstruction in the Time Domain
title_sort structural dynamic response reconstruction in the time domain
topic Reconstruction
Time domain
Mechanical structures
Simulation
Operational Conditions
UCTD
D14/4/531
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43814