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Global stability analysis of parametrically excited cylindrical shells through the evolution of basin boundaries

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In the present study, the large-amplitude vibrations and stability of a perfect circular cylindrical shell subjected to axial harmonic excitation in the neighborhood of the lowest natural frequencies are investigated. Donnell's shallow shell theory is used and the shell spatial discretization is obtained by the Ritz method. An efficient low-dimensional model presented in previous publications is used to discretize the continuous system. The main purpose of this work is to discuss the use of basins of attraction as a measure of the reliability and safety of the structure. First, the nonlinear behavior of the conservative system is discussed and the basin structure and volume is understood from the topologic structure of the total energy and its evolution as a function of the system parameters. Then, the behavior of the forced oscillations of the harmonically excited shell is analyzed. First the stability boundaries in force control space are obtained and the bifurcation events connected with these boundaries are identified. Based on the bifurcation diagrams, the probability of parametric instability and escape are analyzed through the evolution and erosion of basin boundaries within a prescribed control volume defined by the manifolds. Usually, basin boundaries become fractal. This together with the presence of catastrophic subcritical bifurcations makes the shell very sensitive to initial conditions, uncertainties in system parameters, and initial imperfections. Results show that the analysis of the evolution of safe basins and the derivation of appropriate measures of their robustness is an essential step in the derivation of safe design procedures for multiwell systems.

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  1. Civil Engineering Department, Catholic University, PUC-Rio, 22453-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Paulo B. Gonçalves & Frederico M. A. Silva

  2. Civil Engineering Department, Federal University of Goiás, UFG, 74605-220, Goiânia, GO, Brazil

    Zenón J. G. N. Del Prado

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Gonçalves, P.B., Silva, F.M.A. & Prado, Z.J.G.N.D. Global stability analysis of parametrically excited cylindrical shells through the evolution of basin boundaries. Nonlinear Dyn 50, 121–145 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-006-9147-4

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