Publication Date:
2013-08-31
Description:
A simplified method of computing eigensolution sensitivity derivatives in structural dynamics is developed. It is shown that if the elements of stiffness and mass matrices associated with a design variable are homogeneous functions of that design variable, then eigenvalue derivatives can be computed from element strain and kinetic energies. Furthermore, if cross-mode energies are known, eigensolution derivatives of modified systems can be computed approximately using assume mode reanalysis formulation. A ten bar truss example is used to illustrate the present formulations.
Keywords:
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Type:
NASA. Langley Research Center Sensitivity Analysis in Engineering; p 233-245
Format:
application/pdf