In this paper, the substructuring technique is extended for the dynamics simulation of flexible beams
with large deformation. The dynamics equation of a spatial straight beam undergoing large displacement and
small deformation is deduced by using the Jourdain variation principle and the model synthesis method. The
longitudinal shortening effect due to the transversal deformation is taken into consideration in the dynamics
equation. In this way, the geometric stiffening effect, which is also called stress stiffening effect, is accounted for
in the dynamics equation. The transfer equation of the flexible beam is obtained by assembling the dynamics
equation and the kinematic relationship between the two connection points of the flexible beam. Treating a
flexible beam with small deformation as a substructure, one can solve the dynamics of a flexible beam with large
deformation by using the substructuring technique and the transfer matrix method. The dynamics simulation of
a flexible beam with large deformation is carried out by using the proposed approach and the results are verified
by comparing with those obtained from Abaqus software.
ZHANG Jianshu (张建书), RUI Xiaoting* (芮筱亭), LIU Feifei (刘飞飞),
. Substructuring Technique for Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Beams with Large Deformation[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Science), 2017
, 22(5)
: 562
-569
.
DOI: 10.1007/s12204-017-1875-8
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