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¹Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom. rsl21@eng.cam.ac.uk

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Manufacturing imperfections cause unpredictable noise and vibration. This study extends a hybrid method to predict not only the average response but also the variance, accounting for system uncertainties in structural analysis.

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Area of Science:

Mechanical Engineering
Acoustics
Structural Dynamics

Background:

Manufacturing imperfections lead to significant variations in structural noise and vibration.
Accurate response calculations must account for uncertainties to predict performance ranges.
Existing hybrid methods predict ensemble average response by combining deterministic and statistical models.

Purpose of the Study:

To extend a hybrid method for predicting the ensemble variance of structural response.
To derive expressions for the variance of vibrational energies and cross-spectra.
To augment existing mean value predictions with variance estimations.

Main Methods:

Extension of a hybrid deterministic-statistical modeling approach.
Nonparametric uncertainty modeling using diffuse wave fields in statistical components.
Derivation of analytical expressions for response variance.

Main Results:

Successfully derived expressions for the ensemble variance of vibrational energies and cross-spectra.
The extended method predicts both mean and variance of structural response.
Validated against Monte Carlo simulations for coupled plate structures.

Conclusions:

The extended hybrid method accurately predicts the variance of structural response, accounting for manufacturing uncertainties.
This approach obviates the need for detailed system uncertainty descriptions.
Provides a robust framework for analyzing variability in built-up systems.