New effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sink

Abstract The study presents a new configuration of nonlinear energy sinks (NESs) which is adaptable to function as either stable or bistable NES. The proposed NES is based on the spring-loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP) in which a torsional stiffness element couples the SLIP to the linear oscillator (...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rafath Abdul Nasar, Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77932-3
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1846172052034158592
author Rafath Abdul Nasar
Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat
author_facet Rafath Abdul Nasar
Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat
author_sort Rafath Abdul Nasar
collection DOAJ
description Abstract The study presents a new configuration of nonlinear energy sinks (NESs) which is adaptable to function as either stable or bistable NES. The proposed NES is based on the spring-loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP) in which a torsional stiffness element couples the SLIP to the linear oscillator (LO). The bistable configuration provides a critically stable position when the SLIP is vertically aligned with respect to the LO motion. At this critical stability position, the SLIP NES incorporates pre-stored potential energy which generates the bistability characteristics resembling that of a stiffness-based bistable NES. The equations of motion of the coupled LO with the SLIP NES are derived based on the Euler–Lagrange method in non-dimensional form. The parameters of the considered SLIP NESs are optimized to achieve an optimum energy absorption from the LO. The proposed B-SLIP NES is also applied to suppress seismic ground motion and forced torsional vibrations. The obtained numerical simulation and analytical response results verify the robustness of the B-SLIP NES in vibration suppression performance compared with the tuned mass damper and the cubic stiffness NES.
format Article
id doaj-art-a342f56ce34248e3bacb33aab5659cf0
institution Kabale University
issn 2045-2322
language English
publishDate 2024-11-01
publisher Nature Portfolio
record_format Article
series Scientific Reports
spelling doaj-art-a342f56ce34248e3bacb33aab5659cf02024-11-10T12:22:29ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-11-0114112010.1038/s41598-024-77932-3New effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sinkRafath Abdul Nasar0Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat1Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyKhalifa University of Science and TechnologyAbstract The study presents a new configuration of nonlinear energy sinks (NESs) which is adaptable to function as either stable or bistable NES. The proposed NES is based on the spring-loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP) in which a torsional stiffness element couples the SLIP to the linear oscillator (LO). The bistable configuration provides a critically stable position when the SLIP is vertically aligned with respect to the LO motion. At this critical stability position, the SLIP NES incorporates pre-stored potential energy which generates the bistability characteristics resembling that of a stiffness-based bistable NES. The equations of motion of the coupled LO with the SLIP NES are derived based on the Euler–Lagrange method in non-dimensional form. The parameters of the considered SLIP NESs are optimized to achieve an optimum energy absorption from the LO. The proposed B-SLIP NES is also applied to suppress seismic ground motion and forced torsional vibrations. The obtained numerical simulation and analytical response results verify the robustness of the B-SLIP NES in vibration suppression performance compared with the tuned mass damper and the cubic stiffness NES.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77932-3Nonlinear energy sinkSeismic ground motionTorsional vibrationNonlinear vibration absorberTuned mass damper
spellingShingle Rafath Abdul Nasar
Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat
New effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sink
Scientific Reports
Nonlinear energy sink
Seismic ground motion
Torsional vibration
Nonlinear vibration absorber
Tuned mass damper
title New effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sink
title_full New effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sink
title_fullStr New effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sink
title_full_unstemmed New effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sink
title_short New effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sink
title_sort new effectual configuration of bistable nonlinear energy sink
topic Nonlinear energy sink
Seismic ground motion
Torsional vibration
Nonlinear vibration absorber
Tuned mass damper
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77932-3
work_keys_str_mv AT rafathabdulnasar neweffectualconfigurationofbistablenonlinearenergysink
AT mohammadaalshudeifat neweffectualconfigurationofbistablenonlinearenergysink