Stability of an Explicit Time Integration Algorithms for Pseudo-Dynamic

Test Considering Stiffness Hardening Behavior

ABSTRACT
The stability of a time integration algorithm is the key of a pseudo dynamic test for nonlinear structure. The
numerical integral method mainly includes implicit and explicit integral method. The explicit method is always
conditional stability, although some explicit method is unconditional stability. The implicit methods are always
un-conditional stable. The unconditional stability of some explicit algorithms is developed from implicit ones.
This paper proposed an explicit un-conditional stability algorithm (HHT3) developed from HHT-α algorithm
and analyzed its stability. The unconditional stability for linear specimen is proved by the spectral radius
method. And the stability of new algorithm for nonlinear structure is analyzed by the discrete system root locus
method. The analysis and numerical results show that the new method is unstable for stiffness hardening
nonlinear. In order to improve the stability of new method, the structure stiffness is identified and undated in
new method. The correlation fit method is used to identified the structure stiffness. Numerical and pseudo-
dynamic test results of the collision structure prove the stiffness identified method can improve the stability of
HHT3 algorithm. Pseudo-dynamic test proves that HHT3 algorithm is applicable for take collision structure test.
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KEYWORDS: Explicit integration algorithm, Unconditional stability, HHT-α algorithm, Root locus technique
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3. Spencer Jr., B. F., and Cho, S. (2011). Recent Advances in Wireless Structural Health Monitoring of Civil
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