Hybrid optimization and anti-optimization of a stochastically excited beam

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Faculty

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Engineering and Computer Science

Department

Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Document Type

Article

Publication/Event/Conference Title

Journal of Applied Mechanics Transactions ASME

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Version of Record

Abstract

Random vibrations of the damped Bernoulli-Euler beam with two supports and subjected to a stationary random excitation are studied. The supports are symmetrically placed with respect to the middle cross-section of the beam. We investigate the mean square displacement of the beam with the goal of determining the optimum location of supports in order to minimize the maximum probabilistic response. This study falls in the category of hybrid optimization and anti-optimization, since we are looking for the worst maximum response, constituting the anti-optimization process; subsequently, we are looking for optimization of the structure to make the maximum response minimal by properly the spacing supports. Copyright © 2014 by ASME.

DOI

10.1115/1.4025402

Publication Date

1-1-2014

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