GIULIA STEFANI

Dottoressa di ricerca

ciclo: XXXIII


supervisore: Prof. Maurizio De Angelis

Titolo della tesi: Experimental and numerical study of vibro-impact systems with two-sided constraints

Vibro-impact dynamics has been, and still is, the subject of growing interest for its practical and theoretical significance. Many practical engineering problems involve mechanical components or structures repeatedly colliding with one another or with obstacles during their motion. From a theoretical point of view, impact dynamics is highly interesting for the complex nonlinear behaviors and phenomena exhibited by vibro-impact systems, even the simplest. Despite the vibro-impact dynamics has been the subject of intense study, few works deal with the topic resorting to both experimental and numerical analyses. Furthermore, there are still some aspects that, to date, have been little deepened and deserve more attention. The aim of this Ph.D. thesis is to characterize, in a systematic and transversal way, the nonlinear non-smooth response of vibro-impact systems with two-sided constraints. The study was inspired by the practical problem of large horizontal seismic-induced displacements in base-isolated structures. These displacements can damage the isolation system itself or can lead to pounding with surrounding moat walls or adjacent structures if the available seismic gap is not sufficient. The problem was studied considering a Single-Degree-Of-Freedom (SDOF) system with two-sided deformable and dissipative constraints (bumpers) under harmonic base excitation and resorting to extensive parametric analyses, of both experimental and numerical nature, continuously interacting and feeding each other throughout the doctoral course. Shaking table tests were carried out on a small-scale physical model, using a rich sensor apparatus, and considering different values of gap amplitude, peak table acceleration and different bumpers. The numerical simulations were performed considering a relatively simple model, in which the impact phenomenon was modeled by a viscoelastic law, and using a Matlab code, specifically created for this purpose. This made it possible to carry out extensive parametric investigations. The adoption of a soft impact model allowed to describe the deformation and the recovery of the bumpers, otherwise not observable by resorting to the coefficient of restitution. The influence of the fundamental parameters which characterize the problem on the system’s response was first investigated. The numerical model, despite its relative simplicity, satisfactorily reproduced the experimental results and allowed to extend the range of investigation, compared to the experimental tests. A wide variety of behaviors and phenomena was observed. Different types of primary resonance (without hysteresis, with right or left hysteresis), secondary resonances (without hysteresis, with right or left hysteresis or of non-regular type), non-symmetric responses, multiple impacts, periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic motion, were highlighted and investigated resorting to different types of representations. The occurrence of the (primary and secondary) grazing phenomenon, and its relationship with some of the observed scenarios, was also highlighted. The transition from a hardening-like to a softening-like behavior was experimentally observed passing from positive to small negative gaps, through the zero-gap configuration. The study of the scenarios, besides being interesting from a theoretical point of view, highlighted possible issues associated with the occurrence of impact. This enabled to make interesting considerations on vibration control. By properly selecting the bumpers’ parameters (gap and mechanical properties), it is possible to guide the system’s response to reach specific objectives, avoiding some undesirable scenarios and encouraging others, and thus exploiting the occurrence of impact with beneficial effects. Some indications of optimal design of the bumpers are provided to reduce both the displacement and the acceleration of the mass, compared to the case without obstacles, without possibly reducing the vibration isolation frequency range.

Produzione scientifica

11573/1651644 - 2022 - The effect of the presence of obstacles on the dynamic response of single-degree-of-freedom systems: Study of the scenarios aimed at vibration control
Stefani, Giulia; De Angelis, Maurizio; Andreaus, Ugo - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION (Elsevier Science Limited:Oxford Fulfillment Center, PO Box 800, Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom:011 44 1865 843000, 011 44 1865 843699, EMAIL: asianfo@elsevier.com, tcb@elsevier.co.UK, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.com, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/shpsa/, Fax: 011 44 1865 843010) pp. 1-21 - issn: 0022-460X - wos: WOS:000803821600005 (9) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85129721956 (9)

11573/1551995 - 2021 - Numerical study on the response scenarios in a vibro-impact single-degree-of-freedom oscillator with two unilateral dissipative and deformable constraints
Stefani, Giulia; De Angelis, Maurizio; Andreaus, Ugo - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: COMMUNICATIONS IN NONLINEAR SCIENCE & NUMERICAL SIMULATION (Center for Nonlinear Science, Peking University) pp. 1-30 - issn: 1007-5704 - wos: WOS:000700408500013 (27) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85103113244 (30)

11573/1402001 - 2020 - Experimental and numerical response analysis of a unilaterally constrained sdof system under harmonic base excitation
Stefani, G.; De Angelis, M.; Andreaus, U. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: 24th Conference of the Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, AIMETA 2019 (Roma, Italia)
libro: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering - (978-3-030-41056-8; 978-3-030-41057-5)

11573/1446909 - 2020 - Scenarios in the experimental response of a vibro-impact single-degree-of-freedom system and numerical simulations
Stefani, G.; De Angelis, M.; Andreaus, U. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: NONLINEAR DYNAMICS (Kluwer Academic Publishers:Journals Department, PO Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht Netherlands:011 31 78 6576050, EMAIL: frontoffice@wkap.nl, kluweronline@wkap.nl, INTERNET: http://www.kluwerlaw.com, Fax: 011 31 78 6576254) pp. - - issn: 0924-090X - wos: WOS:000551364000001 (22) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85088369270 (24)

11573/1401956 - 2020 - Experimental dynamic response of a SDOF oscillator constrained by two symmetrically arranged deformable and dissipative bumpers under harmonic base excitatio
Stefani, Giulia; De Angelis, Maurizio; Andreaus, Ugo - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: 1st Int. Nonlinear Dynamics Conf. (NODYCON 2019) (Roma, Italia,)
libro: Nonlinear Dynamics and Control - (978-3-030-34746-8; 978-3-030-34747-5)

11573/1344033 - 2019 - Experimental and numerical investigation of base isolated SDOF system impact against bumpers under harmonic base excitation
Stefani, Giulia; De Angelis, Maurizio; Andreaus, Ugo - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
congresso: 7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, COMPDYN 2019 (Crete; Greece)
libro: COMPDYN 2019 7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. Proceedings Volume II - (978-618828447-0)

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