Accession Number:

ADA279431

Title:

Mobility Power Flow Analysis of a Thick Plate Structure

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV BOCA RATON DEPT OF OCEAN ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Cuschieri, J. M.

Report Date:

1990-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

86.0

Abstract:

The flow of vibrational power through structures is an important characteristic in understanding the behavior and the dynamic response of an elastic structure. In the case of thick or curved structural components, the vibrational power can be transmitted by different wave types which have different propagation characteristics through the structure and which can propagate at different speeds. A wave propagating through a structure can scattered into other wave types when the wave encounters discontinuities in the structure, such as changes in cross section, stiffeners or bulkheads, etc. If the structure is fluid loaded, some of these waves propagate at supersonic speeds and can therefore very efficiently loose some of their energy to acoustic radiation. The efficiency of noise radiation from a structure is very much dependent on presence of wavenumber components which are supersonic wavenumber components can be associated with either waves that propagate at supersonic speeds or with supersonic wavenumber components created due to the presence of discontinuities. Consequently, for noise control purposes, it would be required to differentiate between the relative contribution and strength of the structural intensity that can be associated with different wave types or wavenumbers.

Descriptors:

• *STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
• *PLATES
• THICKNESS
• FLOW
• SUPERSONIC CHARACTERISTICS
• DYNAMIC RESPONSE
• VIBRATION

Subject Categories:

• Structural Engineering and Building Technology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE