Xiaofang Kang^1,2,*, Qiwen Huang¹, Zongqin Wu¹, Jianjun Tang¹, Xueqin Jiang¹, Shancheng Lei³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.139, No.3, pp. 2361-2398, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.043936 - 11 March 2024

Abstract Tuned mass damper inerter (TMDI) is a device that couples traditional tuned mass dampers (TMD) with an inertial device. The inertial device produces resistance proportional to the relative acceleration at its two ends through its “inertial” constant. Due to its unique mechanical properties, TMDI has received widespread attention and application in the past twenty years. As different configurations are required in different practical situations, TMDI is still active in the research on vibration control and energy harvesting in structures. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the research status of TMDI. This work first examines… More >

Longteng Liang^1,2,3, Zhouquan Feng^2,4,*, Hongyi Zhang^2,4, Zhengqing Chen^2,4, Changzhao Qian^1,3

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.3, pp. 2403-2419, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.031260 - 15 December 2023

Abstract Eddy current dampers (ECDs) have emerged as highly desirable solutions for vibration control due to their exceptional damping performance and durability. However, the existing constitutive models present challenges to the widespread implementation of ECD technology, and there is limited availability of finite element analysis (FEA) software capable of accurately modeling the behavior of ECDs. This study addresses these issues by developing a new constitutive model that is both easily understandable and user-friendly for FEA software. By utilizing numerical results obtained from electromagnetic FEA, a novel power law constitutive model is proposed to capture the nonlinear More >

Ayla Ocak¹, Ümit Işıkdağ², Gebrail Bekdaş^1,*, Sinan Melih Nigdeli¹, Sanghun Kim³, Zong Woo Geem^4,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.3, pp. 2899-2924, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.030418 - 15 December 2023

Abstract Base isolators used in buildings provide both a good acceleration reduction and structural vibration control structures. The base isolators may lose their damping capacity over time due to environmental or dynamic effects. This deterioration of them requires the determination of the maintenance and repair needs and is important for the long-term isolator life. In this study, an artificial intelligence prediction model has been developed to determine the damage and maintenance-repair requirements of isolators as a result of environmental effects and dynamic factors over time. With the developed model, the required damping capacity of the isolator… More >

Xiaofang Kang^1,*, Jian Wu¹, Xinqi Wang¹, Shancheng Lei²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.1, pp. 551-593, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.029044 - 22 September 2023

Abstract In order to improve the seismic performance of adjacent buildings, two types of tuned inerter damper (TID) damping systems for adjacent buildings are proposed, which are composed of springs, inerter devices and dampers in serial or in parallel. The dynamic equations of TID adjacent building damping systems were derived, and the H₂ norm criterion was used to optimize and adjust them, so that the system had the optimum damping performance under white noise random excitation. Taking TID frequency ratio and damping ratio as optimization parameters, the optimum analytical solutions of the displacement frequency response of the… More > Graphic Abstract

Zhimin Zhao^1,2, Jie Yan³, Shangbin Wang^1,2, Yuanhao Tie⁴, Ning Feng^1,2,5,*

Sound & Vibration, Vol.56, No.4, pp. 307-317, 2022, DOI:10.32604/sv.2022.028797 - 03 March 2023

Abstract This paper theoretically introduced the feasibility of changing the vibration characteristics of flexible plates by using bio-inspired, extremely light, and powerful Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (PAM) actuators. Many structural plates or shells are typically flexible and show high vibration sensitivity. For this reason, this paper provides a way to achieve active vibration control for suppressing the oscillations of these structures to meet strict stability, safety, and comfort requirements. The dynamic behaviors of the designed plates are modeled by using the finite element (FE) method. As is known, the output force vs. contraction curve of PAM is nonlinear… More >

Ravindra Birajdar^1,*, Appasaheb Keste², Shravan Gawande²

Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.4, pp. 305-327, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.017000 - 18 October 2021

Abstract The objective of the study is to find the tolerance on vane pitch dimensions of a Vertical Turbine (VT) pump impeller. For this purpose, the study is divided into two parts viz. to find the critical hydraulic eccentricity of a VT pump impeller by way of numerical simulations and design of experiments to find the vane pitch tolerance using critical hydraulic eccentricity. The effect of impeller vane pitch deviations on hydraulic unbalance is examined for a vertical turbine pump using Design of Experiments (DOE). A suitable orthogonal matrix has been selected with vane pitch at More >

Y. A. Amer¹, Taher A. Bahnasy^2,*

Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.3, pp. 191-201, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.014358 - 15 July 2021

Abstract An externally excited Duffing oscillator under feedback control is discussed and analyzed under the worst resonance case. Multiple time scales method is applied for this system to find analytic solution with the existence and nonexistence of the time delay on control loop. An appropriate stability analysis is also performed and appropriate choices for the feedback gains and the time delay are found in order to reduce the amplitude peak. Different response curves are involved to show and compare controller effects. In addition, analytic solutions are compared with numerical approximation solutions using Rung-Kutta method of fourth More >

Y. S. Hamed^{1, 2, *}, Ayman A. Al^{3, 4}, B. Sale^{3, 4}, Ageel F. Alogla³, Awad M. Aljuaid³, Mosleh M. Alharthi0F⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.64, No.2, pp. 871-886, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.08120 - 10 June 2020

Abstract In this paper, we studied the vibration performance, energy transfer and stability of the offshore wind turbine tower system under mixed excitations. The method of multiple scales is utilized to calculate the approximate solutions of wind turbine system. The proportional-derivative controller was applied for reducing the oscillations of the controlled system. Adding the controller to single degree of freedom system equation is responsible for energy transfers in offshore wind turbine tower system. The steady state solution of stability at worst resonance cases is studied and examined. The offshore wind turbine system behavior was studied numerically More >

Kurthan Kersch^1,*, Elmar Woschke²

Sound & Vibration, Vol.54, No.2, pp. 75-84, 2020, DOI:10.32604/sv.2020.08909 - 09 May 2020

Abstract This work aims to improve the setup of an electrodynamic triaxial shaker prototype with respect to its usability for the automotive industry. Triaxial shakers being capable of meeting the corresponding requirements are not available as standard test equipment. Modifications on the fixture have to be conducted in order to ensure an effective control. The first part of the work is the qualitative description of the system behavior. Therefore, the shaker is treated as a black box. The second part is the modification of the test fixture in order to handle the resonances of the shaker, More >

Bingji Lan¹, Kanghao Yan^{1, *}

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.62, No.3, pp. 1303-1315, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.06584

Abstract In order to study the wind-induced vibration control effect of the viscous damper on the large-scale substation frame, this paper takes the large-scale 1000 kV substation frame of western Inner Mongolia as an example. The time-history sample of pulsating wind load is simulated by harmonic superposition method based on Matlab software. 6 kinds of viscous damper arrangement schemes have been designed, and SAP2000 finite element software is used for fine modeling and input wind speed time history load for nonlinear time history analysis. The displacement and acceleration of a typical node are the indicators of… More >