An exact model reduction procedure for mechanical systems

S. L. Chen, M. Géradin

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Abstract

This paper gives details of an exact model reduction procedure for the dynamic analysis of general mechanical systems. In this procedure, the system is first transformed into an equivalent one-dimensional (ID) lumped mass-spring-damping system by coordinate transformations. The 1D lumped system is further reduced into a lower order model with arbitrarily selected degrees of freedom. Three numerical examples are given for a distributed lumped mass-spring system, a truss frame structure and a cantilever plate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-78
Number of pages10
JournalComputer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Volume143
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1997
Externally publishedYes

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