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Discretization of Dynamic Loading in Time History Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2013

S.-Y. Chang
S.-Y. Chang*
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 10608, R.O.C.
*
changsy@ntut.edu.tw

Abstract

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Although the numerical properties of a step-by-step integration method can be evaluated based on the currently available techniques, there is still lack of a technique for evaluating its capability to capture dynamic loading. In this work, the amplitude error caused by the step discretization error is identified and the correlation between the relative amplitude error and relative step discretization error is analytically established. As a result, it is thoroughly confirmed that the asymptotic constant of the discretization error amplification factor for the displacement response to a cosine loading can be considered as an indicator of the capability to capture dynamic loading for a general step-by-step integration method.

Keywords

Equations of motionDynamic loadsDynamic analysisSolutionsAccuracy

Information

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Mechanics , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , February 2014, pp. 57 - 65
Copyright
Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2014 

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