Modeling vibration response and damping of cables and cabled structures. (3rd February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Spak, Kaitlin S.; Agnes, Gregory S.; Inman, Daniel J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of sound and vibration. Volume 336(2015)
• Page Start: 240
• Page End: 256
• Publication Date: 2015-02-03
• Subjects: Sound -- Periodicals; Vibration -- Periodicals; Son -- Périodiques; Vibration -- Périodiques; Sound; Vibration; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 620.205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2014.10.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-460X

Abstract

Abstract: In an effort to model the vibration response of cabled structures, the distributed transfer function method is developed to model cables and a simple cabled structure. The model includes shear effects, tension, and hysteretic damping for modeling of helical stranded cables, and includes a method for modeling cable attachment points using both linear and rotational damping and stiffness. The damped cable model shows agreement with experimental data for four types of stranded cables, and the damped cabled beam model shows agreement with experimental data for the cables attached to a beam structure, as well as improvement over the distributed mass method for cabled structure modeling.