Nonlinear Elastoplastic Analysis of Plates Coupled with Mechanical Element–Based Isolation System
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 148, Issue 12
Abstract
In general, the response of a system coupled with a vibration absorber is obtained by incorporating only elastic analysis under different loading conditions. However, the elastoplastic analysis is carried out for blast-resistant structures such as monolithic and composite sandwich panels. The present study delineates the nonlinear elastoplastic analysis of two steel plates sandwiched with mechanical elements (spring-dashpot-inerter)–based dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) subjected to a uniformly distributed blast load on one of its surfaces. The assembly of two steel plates interconnected with spring–dashpot elements is modeled as an equivalent two-degree-of-freedom (2DOF) system incorporating nonlinear elastoplastic material properties. The equivalent mass, resistance, and load are computed using transformation factors. The displacement response of the equivalent 2DOF system is compared with a finite element (FE)–based numerical model of the assembly. The influence of inserting an inerter between two plates is investigated by considering three configurations of dynamic vibration absorber and varying certain parameters such as stiffness, damping coefficient, and inertance. It was observed that in terms of deformation and force transmitted to the back plate, the configuration of the inerter in series with a dashpot element performed better than the simple spring–dashpot arrangement. The internal resistance of the front plate governs the performance of different configurations of DVA, which was demonstrated by changing the thicknesses of the plates. The influence of nonlinearity on the dynamics of the system was investigated.
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Data Availability Statement
Some of the data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. The FE-based model is available. All the data and equations used in the code for modeling are mentioned in the paper itself.
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Received: Mar 3, 2022
Accepted: Jun 13, 2022
Published online: Sep 28, 2022
Published in print: Dec 1, 2022
Discussion open until: Feb 28, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Blasting effects
- Continuum mechanics
- Deformation (mechanics)
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Elastic analysis
- Elastoplasticity
- Engineering mechanics
- Motion (dynamics)
- Nonlinear analysis
- Nonlinear response
- Plates
- Solid mechanics
- Steel plates
- Structural analysis
- Structural behavior
- Structural dynamics
- Structural engineering
- Structural mechanics
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Vibration
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