Efficiency of non-dimensional analysis for absolute nodal coordinate formulation

Kun Woo Kim, Jae Wook Lee, Jin Seok Jang, Joo Young Oh, Ji Heon Kang, Hyung Ryul Kim, Wan Suk Yoo

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Abstract

Absolute nodal coordinate formulation was developed in the mid-1990s. The adoption of the continuum mechanics concept has allowed large displacements and large deformations to be expressed in flexible body analysis. However, the analysis time increases due to the increased number of degrees of freedom at nodal points. Therefore, we aimed to reduce the analysis time by converting a dimensional equation of motion (EOM) to a non-dimensional EOM by using non-dimensional variables of time, length, and force. A non-dimensional mass matrix, a non-dimensional longitudinal stiffness matrix, and a non-dimensional conservative force vector are derived and applied to the non-dimensional EOM. To verify the non-dimensional EOM, a cantilever beam with static deflection, for which an exact solution exists, is considered. As the number of elements is increased, the mean value by the non-dimensional EOM converges to the static deflection. Revolute and spherical joints are used to propose two- and three-dimensional numerical solutions based on the non-dimensional EOM of a free-falling pendulum. These solutions are compared with the numerical solutions from using a dimensional EOM in order to verify the non-dimensional EOM. The analysis results for simple pendulum motion using dimensional and non-dimensional EOMs are in good agreement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1139-1151
Number of pages13
JournalNonlinear Dynamics
Volume87
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

  • Absolute nodal coordinate formulation
  • Analysis efficiency
  • Continuum mechanics
  • Non-dimensional analysis
  • Verification of non-dimensional EOM

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