Finite element for beams having segmented active constrained layers with frequency-dependent viscoelastic material properties

George Andre Lesieutre; Usik Lee

doi:10.1117/12.274210

9 May 1997 Finite element for beams having segmented active constrained layers with frequency-dependent viscoelastic material properties

George Andre Lesieutre, Usik Lee

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Proceedings Volume 3045, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Passive Damping and Isolation; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274210
Event: Smart Structures and Materials '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A finite element for planar beams with active constrained layer damping treatments is presented. Features of this non- shear locking element include a time-domain viscoelastic material model, and the ability to readily accommodate segmented (i.e. non-continuous) constraining layers. These features are potentially important in active control applications: the frequency-dependent stiffness and damping of the viscoelastic material directly affects system modal frequencies and damping; the high local damping of the viscoelastic layer can result in complex vibration modes and differences in the relative phase of vibration between points; and segmentation, an effective means of increasing passive damping in long-wavelength vibration modes, affords multiple control inputs and improved performance in an active constrained layer application. The anelastic displacement fields (ADF) method is used to implement the viscoelastic material model, enabling the straightforward development of time-domain finite elements. The performance of the finite element is verified through several sample modal analyses, including proportional-derivative control based on discrete strain sensing. Because of phasing associated with mode shapes, control using a single continuous ACL can be destabilizing. A segmented ACL is more robust than the continuous treatment, in that the damping of modes at least up to the number of independent patches is increased by control action.

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George Andre Lesieutre and Usik Lee "Finite element for beams having segmented active constrained layers with frequency-dependent viscoelastic material properties", Proc. SPIE 3045, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Passive Damping and Isolation, (9 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274210

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