Abstract:Due to kinematic function requirements, deployable structures inevitably have many clearance joints. The existence of clearance joints not only reduces the structural stiffness, but also leads to complex nonlinear dynamic characteristics. This paper proposed a general numerical method based on the wave motion theory which is able to analyze these complex nonlinear dynamic characteristics of frame structures with clearance Joints. The dynamic model of frame structures with clearance joints is derived on the bas… Show more
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