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Area of Science:

  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Stochastic Analysis

Background:

  • Engineering structures often exhibit uncertainties in physical parameters.
  • Accurate vibration analysis requires accounting for parameter randomness and spatial correlation.
  • Existing methods may not fully capture complex random field behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust non-deterministic free vibration analysis for engineering structures.
  • To model random field parameters considering their spatial correlation.
  • To analyze stochastic dynamic characteristics of structures with uncertain parameters.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized stochastic finite element method (SFEM) with random field theory.
  • Employed Gauss random field theory to describe material parameter uncertainty.
  • Discretized random field parameters using Karhunen-Loeve expansion.
  • Estimated probability distribution of random natural frequencies via kernel density estimation.
  • Applied maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) for parameter quantification.

Main Results:

  • The maximum likelihood estimation demonstrated high similarity between estimated and input parameters.
  • Models incorporating more random field parameters provided more realistic structural representations.
  • The proposed method effectively analyzes non-deterministic free vibration.

Conclusions:

  • The developed parameter setting model accurately represents random uncertainties in structural parameters.
  • The integration of random field theory with SFEM enhances vibration analysis robustness.
  • The methodology is effective for quantifying random field parameters and analyzing structural dynamics.