A single-step unconditionally stable explicit structural dynamics algorithm
In structural dynamics analysis,numerical integration methods are usually used to efficiently and accurately solve the response of complex structural systems under dynamic loads.Based on the principle of dimensional analysis,a single-step unconditionally stable explicit algorithm for solving structural dynamics problems was proposed.Firstly,the dimensionless processing of the constructed functional relationship between displacement and velocity was carried out.Then,the final recursive format of the algorithm was determined by the accuracy requirements,unconditional stability conditions and numerical damping controllable conditions.According to the final recursive format of the algorithm,the dissipation and dispersion characteristics,overshoot and self-starting characteristics of the algorithm and the calculation steps of the multi-degree-of-freedom system were obtained.Finally,the convergence accuracy,controllable numerical damping and computational efficiency advantages of the algorithm were verified by some examples.The results show that for linear and nonlinear systems,the algorithm has both the non-iterative characteristics of the explicit algorithm and the unconditional stability of the implicit algorithm.The algorithm can realize self-starting in the true sense and has no overshoot in velocity and displacement.The numerical damping of the algorithm is controlled by a single free parameter,and the influence of numerical dissipation and dispersion on the low-mode response of the system can be neglected.Compared with the representative non-iterative explicit KR-α algorithm,the algorithm introduces numerical damping to filter out spurious high-frequency modes while retaining the contribution of low-order modes more realistically,thus showing better calculation accuracy.The algorithm has computational efficiency advantages over the commonly used implicit algorithms in solving nonlinear structural dynamics problems,and is slightly better than the two-solver non-iterative explicit KR-α algorithm.The research results are expected to become the latest and more effective explicit algorithm for solving nonlinear structural dynamics problems.