Analysis of damping ratio on the optimization of geometrically nonlinear truss structures subjected to dynamic loading

Abstract The objective of this paper is to present the formulation for optimizing truss structures with geometric nonlinearity under dynamic loads, provide pertinent case studies and investigate the influence of damping on the final result. The type of optimization studied herein aims to determine t...

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Autores principales: Bastos Martinelli,Larissa, Cassimiro Alves,Élcio
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Publicado: Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2020
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-915X20200003003212021-02-16Analysis of damping ratio on the optimization of geometrically nonlinear truss structures subjected to dynamic loadingBastos Martinelli,LarissaCassimiro Alves,Élcio structural optimization geometric nonlinearity dynamic analysis Damping ratio trusses Abstract The objective of this paper is to present the formulation for optimizing truss structures with geometric nonlinearity under dynamic loads, provide pertinent case studies and investigate the influence of damping on the final result. The type of optimization studied herein aims to determine the cross-sectional areas that will minimize the weight of a given structural system, by imposing constraints on nodal displacements and axial stresses. The analyses are carried out using Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP), available in MATLAB’s Optimization Toolbox™. The nonlinear finite space truss element is defined with an updated Lagrangian formulation, and the geometrically nonlinear dynamic analysis performed herein combines the Newmark method with Newton-Raphson iterations. The dynamic analysis approach was validated by comparing the results obtained with solutions available in the literature as well as with numerical models developed with ANSYS® 18.2. A number of optimization examples of planar and space trusses under dynamic loading with geometric nonlinearity are presented. Results indicate that the consideration of damping effects may lead to a significant reduction in structural weight and that such weight reduction is proportional to increases in damping ratio.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEscuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileRevista de la construcción v.19 n.3 20202020-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-915X2020000300321en10.7764/rdlc.19.3.321
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic structural optimization
geometric nonlinearity
dynamic analysis
Damping ratio
trusses
spellingShingle structural optimization
geometric nonlinearity
dynamic analysis
Damping ratio
trusses
Bastos Martinelli,Larissa
Cassimiro Alves,Élcio
Analysis of damping ratio on the optimization of geometrically nonlinear truss structures subjected to dynamic loading
description Abstract The objective of this paper is to present the formulation for optimizing truss structures with geometric nonlinearity under dynamic loads, provide pertinent case studies and investigate the influence of damping on the final result. The type of optimization studied herein aims to determine the cross-sectional areas that will minimize the weight of a given structural system, by imposing constraints on nodal displacements and axial stresses. The analyses are carried out using Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP), available in MATLAB’s Optimization Toolbox™. The nonlinear finite space truss element is defined with an updated Lagrangian formulation, and the geometrically nonlinear dynamic analysis performed herein combines the Newmark method with Newton-Raphson iterations. The dynamic analysis approach was validated by comparing the results obtained with solutions available in the literature as well as with numerical models developed with ANSYS® 18.2. A number of optimization examples of planar and space trusses under dynamic loading with geometric nonlinearity are presented. Results indicate that the consideration of damping effects may lead to a significant reduction in structural weight and that such weight reduction is proportional to increases in damping ratio.
author Bastos Martinelli,Larissa
Cassimiro Alves,Élcio
author_facet Bastos Martinelli,Larissa
Cassimiro Alves,Élcio
author_sort Bastos Martinelli,Larissa
title Analysis of damping ratio on the optimization of geometrically nonlinear truss structures subjected to dynamic loading
title_short Analysis of damping ratio on the optimization of geometrically nonlinear truss structures subjected to dynamic loading
title_full Analysis of damping ratio on the optimization of geometrically nonlinear truss structures subjected to dynamic loading
title_fullStr Analysis of damping ratio on the optimization of geometrically nonlinear truss structures subjected to dynamic loading
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of damping ratio on the optimization of geometrically nonlinear truss structures subjected to dynamic loading
title_sort analysis of damping ratio on the optimization of geometrically nonlinear truss structures subjected to dynamic loading
publisher Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
publishDate 2020
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