An Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Clearance on the Dynamic Characteristics of the Frame Towers

Abstract:

In this paper a test set has been established and the effect on the dynamic characteristic of the frame tower by the joint clearance between the frame and tower has been studied experimentally. Experimental results show that the frame with clearance has no influence on the natural frequencies of a single tower, while it has constraint for the single tower’s displacement. Included in this study are the discussions on the influence of support position on the dynamic characteristics of the frame tower with a clearance. The analysis shows that the damping ratio increases and maximum amplitude descends with the increase of height of the support position.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 562-564)
• Pages: 1066-1069
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.562-564.1066
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Zhen Ya Duan, Zhong Qing Wang, Peng Fei Li, Rong Li
• Keywords: Clearance, Dynamic Characteristic, Experimental Investigation, Frame Tower

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