Structural model updating study in consideration of complex pre-stress distribution

Abstract

In the present work, to improve the accuracy of the numerical model, the structural model updating problem is investigated in consideration of the influence of pre-stress. In order to eliminate the influence of complex pre-stress on the calculation scale and calculation precision for the continuous structures, the structural dynamic model updating is implemented by using the structural optimization strategy. The optimization function is established, in which the residual value of natural frequency parameter between the finite element model with/without complex pre-stress distribution is defined as objective function under certain constraints. Finally, the thin cylindrical shell structure with welding residual stress distribution, for example, the structural model updating is carried out, and the numerical results verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.