Dynamic analysis of spatial truss structures including sliding joint based on the geometrically exact beam theory and isogeometric analysis

Zhipei Wu, Jili Rong, Cheng Liu*, Zhichao Liu, Wenjing Shi, Pengfei Xin, Weijie Li

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Abstract

With increasing of the size of spatial truss structures, the beam component will be subjected to the overall motion with large deformation. Based on the local frame approach and the geometrically exact beam theory, a beam finite element, which can effectively reduce the rotational nonlinearity and is appropriate for finite motion and deformation issues, is developed. Dynamic equations are derived in the Lie group framework. To obtain the symmetric Jacobian matrix of internal forces, the linearization operation is conducteci based on the previously converged configuration. The iteration matrix corresponding to the rotational parameters, including the Jacobian matrix of inertial and internal forces in the initial configuration, can be maintained in the simulation, which drastically improves the computational efficiency. Based on the Lagrangian multiplier method, the constraint equation and its Jacobian matrix of sliding joint are derived. Furthermore, the isogeometric analysis (IGA) based on the non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS) basis functions, is adopted to interpolate the displacement and rotation fields separately. Finally, three dynamic numerical examples including a deployment dynamic analysis of spatial truss structure are conducted to verify the availability and the applicability of the proposed formulation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1231
JournalApplied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2020

Keywords

  • Dynamic analysis
  • Geometrically exact beam
  • Isogeometric analysis
  • Local frame
  • Sliding joint

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