NOVEL PROCEDURE TO COMPUTE A CONTACT ZONE MAGNITUDE OF VIBRATIONS OF TWO-LAYERED UNCOUPLED PLATES J. AWREJCEWICZ, V. A. KRYSKO, AND O. OVSIANNIKOVA Received 15 February 2004 A novel iteration procedure for dynamical problems, where in each time step, a contacting plates’ zone is improved, is proposed. Therefore, a zone and magnitude of a contact load are also improved. Investigations of boundary conditions’ influence on externally driven vibrations of uncoupled two-layer plates, where for each of the layers, the Kirchhoff hypothesis holds, are carried out. 1. Introduction Uncoupled multilayer plates create a complex dynamical structure, where depending on input parameters and initial and boundary conditions, various vibration types appear. In spite of undoubtable achievements in static and dynamical problems of nonlinear theory of plates, the problems of contacts exhibited by multilayer plates subject to both longitudinal and transversal time-changeable loads are less investigated. 2. Mathematical models In this work, a model of two-layer construction composed of thin elastic rectangular plates is studied [7]. The mean surface of an upper plate lies in plane z = 0, whereas the mean surface of the lower one lies in plane z = (1/2)(δ1 + δ2 ) + h1 , where h1 is the distance between plates, δ1 , δ2 are the thicknesses of upper and lower plates, correspondingly. The plates are contacting with each other through external surfaces, projected into a corresponding mean surface, within a general Winkler’s hypothesis [5]. Note that each of the plates is embedded in 3D space in R3 with attached coordinates. Namely, senses of the axes Ox and Oy go into direction of mean surface of upper plate, whereas axis Oz goes into Earth centre. In the given coordinates, the 3D plates spaces Ω read δ1 δ1 ≤z≤ , 2 2 1 1 Ω2 = x, y,z/(x, y) ∈ [0,a] × [0,b], δ1 − δ2 + h1 ≤ z ≤ δ1 + δ2 + h1 , 2 2 Ω1 = x, y,z/(x, y) ∈ [0,a] × [0,b], − (2.1) where the space [0, a] × [0,b] defines rectangular plate shape; D1 , D2 are cylindrical plates Copyright © 2005 Hindawi Publishing Corporation Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2005:4 (2005) 425–435 DOI: 10.1155/MPE.2005.425 426 Novel procedure to compute a contact zone magnitude stiffness. The governing equations are E E D1 ∆2 w1 (x, y,t) + k w1 (x, y,t)Ψ(x, y,t) = q1∗ + k w2 + h1 Ψ(x, y,t), h h E E 2 ∗ D2 ∆ w2 (x, y,t) + k w2 (x, y,t)Ψ(x, y,t) = q2 + k w1 + h1 Ψ(x, y,t), h h (2.2) where the function 1 1 + sign w1 − w2 − h1 , (2.3) 2 and Ψ = Ψ(x, y) plays a role of shells’ contact space Ω∗ indicator. Notice that if the initial plates location (clearance function) and the loads do not lead to a contact between plates during their deformations, then Ψ ≡ 0 and each of the plates vibrates independently. Otherwise, the governing equations are coupled. The system (2.2) is associated with one of the following boundary conditions [6] on the boundary ∂Ω1 , Ψ= wi wi ∂Ωi = = ∂Ωi ∂2 wi ∂wi = 0, ∂ni ∂Ωi = 0, ∂ni ∂Ωi (i = 1,2). (2.4) (2.5) Owing to D’Alembert principle, qi∗ include both inertial and damping forces acting on the ith plate of the form qi∗ (x, y,t) = qi (x, y,t) − γi ∂2 wi ∂wi − εi . g ∂t 2 ∂t (2.6) The system (2.2) is of high order with respect to time and spatial coordinates (x, y). The computational process is as follows. In each time step, the following values are ac• • counted from a previous step wi |tk−1 = wi (x, y,tk−1 ); wi |tk−1 = wi (x, y,tk−1 ), and in order to improve a contact zone, the following iteration procedure for time tk is applied: kE kE Ψw1(m+1) = q1∗n + Ψ w2(m) + h1 , h1 h1 kE kE D2 ∆2 w2(m+1) + Ψw2(m+1) = q2∗n + Ψ w1(m) + h1 . h1 h1 D1 ∆2 w1(m+1) + (2.7) First PDEs (2.2) are reduced to the Cauchy problem through the second-order method of finite difference, then the problem is solved using fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. In each time step, the Gauss iteration procedure (2.7) is carried out, and the system order is reduced twice, which is important owing to computation time (see also [3]). Finishing • the iteration procedure (2.7), the obtained values of wi and wi serve as an initial condition for a next step of the Runge-Kutta method. The similar like methods have been also applied in [1, 2, 4]. The mentioned procedure allows for a contact zone improvement. Owing to the Runge principle, it has been found that the optimal step with respect to spatial coordinates is defined through a partition of space Ω j into 15 × 15 parts, whereas J. Awrejcewicz et al. 427 time step is equal to ∆t = 1 · 10−3 . In what follows, vibrations of two-layer plates with various boundary conditions along their contours are studied. The following four variants of the boundary conditions are accounted: (i) two plates are clamped along their contours (boundary conditions (2.4)); (ii) two plates are ball-type supported (boundary conditions (2.5)); (iii) upper plate is clamped along its contour (boundary conditions (2.4)), whereas lower plate is ball-type supported along its contour (boundary conditions (2.5)); (iv) upper plate is ball-type supported along its contour (boundary conditions (2.5)), whereas lower one is clamped (boundary conditions (2.4)). 3. Two plates are clamped along their contours (boundary conditions (2.4)) Assume that two plates have same thickness (δ1 = δ2 = δ), and the frequency of excitation ω0 = ωP = 9.973, where ω0 is the frequency of a linear vibration of one-layer plate, ε1 = ε2 = 0.6. The clearance between plates is h1 = h1 /δ = 0.007 (h1 is the nondimensional parameter). Both plates are subject to sinusoidal load of the form qi = Qi sinωpt. Boundary conditions (2.4) are applied, and the initial conditions read • w1 t=0 = w1 t=0 = 0. (3.1) Recall that in each time step, the iteration procedure (2.7) is applied. In Table 3.1, parts • of time histories wi (0,5;0,5;t), 26 ≤ t ≤ 32, phase portraits wi (wi ), and power spectrum s(ω) are presented only for lower plate, since the vibrations of lower plate are mirror reflections of the upper plate. Furthermore, the results are only given for the plate centre, since vibrations of other points are synchronized with those of the centre. During plates contact, there exist time instants where vibrations process is an unstationary one, then after a long time, it achieves a stationary state. For q1 = −q2 < 0.5, the plates do not contact with each other, and harmonic vibrations occur. This observation is confirmed through the following characteristics. In power spectrum, only one frequency is visible, and an ellipse occurs in the phase portrait. However, for q1 = −q2 = 2 (a contact between plates occurred), a picture is changed: vibrations are no longer harmonic, and the phase portrait is of more complexity. Increasing the transversal load, a Hopf bifurcation occurs with a period tripling (q1 = −q2 = 11) (see [8]). Further, an interlace of vibrations on the excitation frequency and on the frequencies of period tripling and number eight is observed. 4. Boundary conditions (2.5) Consider two-layer plate type construction with the same parameters as in the previously analyzed case, but with boundary conditions (2.5). Similarly as in the previous case, for q1 = −q2 = 0.5, harmonic vibrations occur. However, now bifurcations appear already for q1 = −q2 = 1.5. Increasing qi , a picture of plates bending becomes more complicated. For q1 = −q2 = 3, period tripling occurs, then a transition to chaos takes place (q1 = −q2 = 4). This is clearly expressed in both phase portrait and power spectrum. For q1 = −q2 = 5, again Hopf bifurcation appears, then its collapse takes place (q1 = −q2 = 6). The scenario is composed of interlace of Hopf bifurcations and a transition into harmonic vibrations. 428 Novel procedure to compute a contact zone magnitude Table 3.1 Q Signal w(0.5, 0.5) Power spectrum ×10−415 ×10−485 0.5 Phase portrait 80 75 70 65 60 55 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 10 5 W 0 −5 −10 −15 −15 −5 5 W t (a) 15 ×10−3 10−12 10−14 S 10−16 10−18 10−20 10−22 w(0.5, 0.5) 2 (b) 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 2 W 0 −2 −4 −6 10−19 −4 0 W t 4 10−23 8 ×10−2 w(0.5, 0.5) W w(0.5, 0.5) (j) w(0.5, 0.5) −0.1 0.1 0.3 W t 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t (m) ω 10−9 S 10−13 10−17 −0.1 0.1 0.3 10−21 W t 0 1 0 −1 −2 −3 1 1.5 (l) −0.3 −0.1 0.1 W t (n) 0.5 ω (k) W 1.5 (i) ×10−2 2 ×10−2 2 1 10−6 ω 10−10 1/3ω S 10−14 2/3ω 10−18 1/6ω 1/2ω 5/6ω 10−22 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (h) 1 W 0 −1 −2 −0.3 0.5 ω ×10−2 2 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 0 (f) 1 0 −1 −2 −0.3 (g) 1 0 −1 −2 1/2ω (e) ×10−2 2 ×10−2 2 ω S 10−15 −8 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 14 1.5 10−7 1 0 −1 −2 1 0 −1 −2 −3 1 10−11 ×10−2 2 12 0.5 (c) ×10−34 (d) 11 0 ω ×10−3 4 2 0 −2 −4 −6 ω 0.3 10−9 10−11 10−13 S 10−15 10−17 10−19 10−21 ω 1/3ω 2/3ω 0 0.5 1 ω (o) 1.5 J. Awrejcewicz et al. 429 Table 3.1. Continued. Q Signal Phase portrait w(0.5, 0.5) ×10−2 3 18 ×10−2 3 2 1 0 −1 −2 −3 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 2 1 W 0 −1 −2 −3 −0.4 −0.2 (p) w(0.5, 0.5) 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 2 W 0 −2 −4 −6 −0.6 w(0.5, 0.5) 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (r) 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 0.2 0.4 ω 10−8 S 10−12 1/7ω 10−16 −0.2 0.2 10−20 0.4 W t 2 W 0 −2 −4 −6 −8 −4 0 W t 2/7ω 0 0.6 0.8 1 (y) w(0.5, 0.5) = A for q1 = −q2 = 11, 29 contact points 5/7ω 0.5 1 1.5 (u) 4 8 10−6 10−10 S 10−14 10−18 10−22 ×10−2 ω 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (w) 5 4 3 2 1 0 −1 3/7ω 6/7ω 4/7ω ω ×10−34 (v) 5 4 3 2 1 0 −1 0 (t) ×10−2 6 32 0.4 ω ×10−2 4 (s) 4 2 0 −2 −4 −6 0 0.2 W t 10−9 10−11 10−13 S 10−15 10−17 10−19 10−21 (q) ×10−2 4 2 0 −2 −4 −6 Power spectrum (x) 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 (z) w(0.5, 0.5) = B for q1 = −q2 = 28, 56 contact points 5. Vibrations associated with different boundary conditions In Table 5.1, same characteristics as in Table 5.2 are reported, but now the upper layer is ball-type supported along the contour (boundary conditions (2.5)), whereas the lower layer is clamped (boundary conditions (2.4)). For q1 = −q2 = 0.5, vibrations of two plates are harmonic, and each of the plates vibrates with its own frequency. For q1 = −q2 = 1.5, when a contact between plates occurs, 430 Novel procedure to compute a contact zone magnitude Table 5.1 Q Signal 0.5 w(0.5, 0.5) ×10−3 3 2 1 0 −1 −2 −3 Phase portrait ×10−3 3 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 2 1 W 0 −1 −2 −3 −15 −5 (a) w(0.5, 0.5) 1.5 W 2 0 −2 −4 −6 w(0.5, 0.5) w(0.5, 0.5) ω −2 2 W t 1/2ω 10−14 10−18 10−22 ×10−2 0 (e) W 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 ω 1 (f) 2 0 −2 −4 −6 −8 −10 −6 −2 2 6 10−8 10−12 S 10−16 10−20 10−24 ×10−2 W t ω 1/3ω 0 (h) 2/3ω 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 ω 1 (i) ×10−3 6 4 2 0 −2 −4 −6 −8 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 4 2 0 W −2 −4 −6 −8 −15 (j) −5 W t 5 ×10−2 10−7 ω 3/4ω 10−11 1/4ω 1/2ω − 15 S 10 10−19 10−23 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 ω (k) (l) ×10−3 6 ×10−3 6 w(0.5, 0.5) 1 ×10−34 ×10−3 6 5 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 ω (c) S (g) 4 0 10−10 −6 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t ×10−3 4 3 15 ×10−3 ω (b) (d) 2 0 −2 −4 −6 −8 5 W t 10−8 10 10− 10−12 S 10−14 16 10− 10−18 10−20 ×10−34 ×10−34 2 0 −2 −4 −6 Power spectrum 4 2 0 W −2 −4 −6 −8 −10 2 −2 −6 −10 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t (m) −10 −5 0 W t (n) 5 10 −2 ×10 10−8 10−12 S 10−16 10−20 10−24 1/2ω 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 ω (o) ω 1 J. Awrejcewicz et al. 431 Table 5.1. Continued. Q Signal Phase portrait ×10−3 6 ×10−3 6 w(0.5, 0.5) 4 2 0 −2 −4 −6 −8 −10 6 2 10−9 10−13 W −2 −10 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t w(0.5, 0.5) 10 ω S 10−17 10−21 −6 −10 −5 0 10−25 5 10 ×10−2 W t (p) ×10−3 Power spectrum 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 ω (q) 5 0 ×10−35 −5 W −5 −10 −10 (r) 10−9 10−11 10−13 −15 S 10−17 10 10−19 10−21 10−23 0 −15 −15 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t −3 −1 1 W t (s) 1 ×10−2 ω 1/2ω 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 ω (t) 1 (u) ×10−3 10 5 0 −5 W −10 −15 −20 −25 20 w(0.5, 0.5) ×10−3 10 5 0 −5 −10 −15 −20 −25 −0.4 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t (v) 5 4 3 2 1 0 −1 0 0.2 0.4 0 W t 10−9 10−11 10−13 −15 S 10−17 10 10−19 10−21 10−23 0.4 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 ω (w) 0.6 0.8 1 (y) w(0.5, 0.5) = C for q1 = −q2 = 4, 21 contact points ω 1/2ω (x) 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 −0.5 −1 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 (z) w(0.5, 0.5) = D for q1 = −q2 = 6, 56 contact points 1 432 Novel procedure to compute a contact zone magnitude Table 5.2 Signal ×10−3 3 2 1 0 −1 −2 −3 w(0.5, 0.5) Q = 0.5 ω = 5.7 Q Phase portrait ×10−3 3 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 2 1 W 0 −1 −2 −3 −15 −5 (a) w(0.5, 0.5) ω = 9.973 80 75 70 65 60 55 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t ×10−3 8 w(0.5, 0.5) Q = 1.5 ω = 5.7 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (c) 2 1 W 0 −1 −2 −3 −15 −5 5 W t 15 ×10−3 10−12 10−14 −16 S 10−18 10 10−20 10−22 ω 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (e) (f) ×10−3 8 4 4 0 W −4 −8 0 −4 −8 −8 −4 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t (g) ×10−3 12 w(0.5, 0.5) 15 ×10−3 ω (b) (d) ω = 9.973 5 W t 10−8 10−10 10−12 14 S 10− 10−16 10−18 10−20 ×10−3 3 ×10−4 85 0 W t 4 ×10−2 ω 10 10− 1/2ω 10−12 − 14 10 S 10−16 3/4ω 10−18 1/4ω 10−20 − 22 10 0 0.5 1 ω (h) 1.5 (i) ×10−3 12 10 8 6 4 2 Power spectrum 10 W 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t (j) 10−10 8 6 S 4 10−18 2 10−22 −6 −2 2 W t (k) 6 ×10−2 1/7ω 10−14 2/7ω 4/7ω 6/7ωω 3/7ω 5/7ω 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (l) in upper-plate power spectrum, two Hopf bifurcations are remarkable, whereas period seven is associated with lower plate (see the power spectrum). For q1 = −q2 = 3, in the power spectrum of lower plate, also two Hopf bifurcations appear, and two plates begin to vibrate with one frequency. In Table 5.3, the same characteristics as in Table 5.1 are reported, but for different boundary conditions. Namely, upper plate is clamped through its contour (boundary J. Awrejcewicz et al. 433 Table 5.2. Continued. Q Signal Phase portrait w(0.5, 0.5) Q = 3 ω = 5.7 10 5 0 −5 −10 −15 12 W 0 −15 w(0.5, 0.5) 5 W t 10−23 ×10−2 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (o) ×10−310 12 5 0 W −5 −10 −15 8 4 0 −15 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t (p) S −5 5 W t 4 2 0 −2 −4 −6 3/4ω ω 10−10 1/4ω 10−14 1/2ω 10−18 10−22 ×10−2 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (q) ×10−2 w(0.5, 0.5) −5 3/4ω (n) ×10−3 16 ω = 9.973 −15 S 10 10−19 4 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t ω 10−11 1/4ω 1/2ω 8 (m) Q = 24 ω = 5.7 Power spectrum ×10−3 16 ×10−3 (r) ×10−2 8 6 4 W 2 0 −2 −4 −6 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 3/4ω ω 10−9 1/4ω − 13 S 10 10−17 1/2ω −2 (s) 2 W t 10−21 6 ×10−2 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (t) (u) w(0.5, 0.5) ω = 9.973 ×10−2 6 ×10−2 4 4 2 0 W −2 −4 2 0 −2 −6 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t (v) 8 4 0 −4 0 0.2 0.4 S 10−13 10−17 −8 −4 0 4 W t 10−21 8 ×10−2 1/2ω 0 0.5 0.6 0.8 1 (y) w(0.5, 0.5) = E for q1 = −q2 = 24, 104 contact points 1 1.5 ω (w) 12 3/4ω ω 10−9 1/4ω (x) 4 3 2 1 0 −1 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 (z) w(0.5, 0.5) = F for q1 = −q2 = 24, 36 contact points 434 Novel procedure to compute a contact zone magnitude Table 5.3 Signal Phase portrait 80 75 70 65 60 55 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 2 1 W 0 −1 −2 −3 −15 −5 ×10−3 3 2 1 0 −1 −2 −3 2 1 W 0 −1 −2 −3 −15 −5 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 5 0 −5 −10 −15 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 5 W t −20 −10 1.5 ω 10−12 10−16 10−20 15 ×10−3 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (f) ×10−310 5 W 0 −5 −10 −15 1 (c) 0 W t 10 10−9 3/4ω ω 10−11 1/4ω 10−13 S 10−15 10−17 1/2ω 10−19 − 21 10 0 0.5 1 ω ×10−2 (h) 1.5 (i) ×10−3 30 ×10−3 25 w(0.5, 0.5) 0.5 (e) ×10−3 10 w(0.5, 0.5) Q = 6 ω = 9.973 0 ω S (g) ω = 5.7 15 ×10−3 ω 10−8 (d) 20 S 0 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 t 3/4ω ω 10−9 1/4ω W 10 (j) 5 4 3 2 1 0 −1 5 W t 10−12 10−14 10−16 S 10−18 10−20 10−22 (b) ×10−3 3 w(0.5, 0.5) ω = 5.7 (a) 20 15 10 5 0 −5 −10 Power spectrum ×10−3 3 ×10−4 85 w(0.5, 0.5) Q = 0.5 ω = 9.973 Q 10−13 1/2ω 10−17 −10 −0.2 0 W t 10−21 0.2 0 0.5 1 1.5 ω (k) (l) 1.5 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 (m) w(0.5, 0.5) = K for q1 = −q2 = 6, 61 contact points 1 0.5 0 −0.5 −1 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 (n) w(0.5, 0.5) = M for q1 = −q2 = 6, 40 contact points J. Awrejcewicz et al. 435 conditions (2.4)), whereas the lower plate is supported through the boundary conditions (2.5). For q1 = −q2 = 0.5, both plates vibrations are harmonic. For q1 = −q2 = 6, vibrations of both plates are synchronized with one frequency. Then two Hopf bifurcations follow. 6. Conclusions The carried out analysis exhibits complex vibrations of two-layer system of plates: series of Hopf bifurcations occurs, where periods three, five, and seven Hopf bifurcations are exhibited. The detected bifurcations in our complex system have been theoretically predicted by Sharkovskiy while analyzing the logistic curves [8]. It should be emphasized that contact load value depends essentially on the number of contacting points. Some novel dynamical phenomena have been detected. For example, if the upper plate is ball-type supported, and the lower one is clamped along its contour, synchronization takes place. 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Sadovaya 96a, 410054 Saratov, Russia E-mail address: tak@san.ru