Fatigue damage assessment under random vibration is essential for ensuring structural durability. Traditional spectral methods, while efficient for Gaussian loads, fail to capture the effects of non-Gaussian excitation. This limitation is often addressed using a correction coefficient applied to the frequency-domain fatigue damage, accounting for the kurtosis and skewness of the stress response. The latters can be derivable via a modal approach but a transient analysis is still required. To overcome this, the present work introduces the Modal Central Moments Spectra (MCMS), a novel method enabling efficient computation of higher-order moments. By caching modal central moments and mixed terms, MCMS eliminates the need for time-domain simulations and element-wise stress evaluations. Once derived for a given excitation, these spectra can be reused across different structural configurations, drastically reducing computational cost. Validation demonstrates the accuracy and efficiency of MCMS, making it a valuable tool for vibration fatigue assessment under non-Gaussian random loads.

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Modal Central Moments Spectra (MCMS): Higher Order Moments Caching Method for Vibration Fatigue Under Non-Gaussian Random Loads

  • Massimiliano Palmieri,
  • Giulio Curti,
  • Filippo Cianetti

摘要

Fatigue damage assessment under random vibration is essential for ensuring structural durability. Traditional spectral methods, while efficient for Gaussian loads, fail to capture the effects of non-Gaussian excitation. This limitation is often addressed using a correction coefficient applied to the frequency-domain fatigue damage, accounting for the kurtosis and skewness of the stress response. The latters can be derivable via a modal approach but a transient analysis is still required. To overcome this, the present work introduces the Modal Central Moments Spectra (MCMS), a novel method enabling efficient computation of higher-order moments. By caching modal central moments and mixed terms, MCMS eliminates the need for time-domain simulations and element-wise stress evaluations. Once derived for a given excitation, these spectra can be reused across different structural configurations, drastically reducing computational cost. Validation demonstrates the accuracy and efficiency of MCMS, making it a valuable tool for vibration fatigue assessment under non-Gaussian random loads.