In this paper, an effort is made to study the chaotic motions of a dielectric elastomer (DE). The DE is activated by a time-dependent voltage (AC voltage), which is superimposed on a DC voltage. The Gent strain energy function is employed to model the nonlinear behavior of the elastomeric matter. The nonlinear ordinary differential equation (ODE) in terms of the stretch of the elastomer governing the motion of the system is deduced using the Euler–Lagrange method and the Rayleigh dissipation function. This ODE is solved via the use of a time integration-based solver. The bifurcation diagrams of Poincaré sections are generated to identify the chaotic domains. The largest Lyapunov exponents (LLEs) are illustrated for validation of the results obtained by the bifurcation diagrams. Various types of motion for the system are precisely discussed through the depiction of stretch-time responses, phase-plane diagrams, Poincaré sections and power spectral density (PSD) diagrams. The results reveal that the damping coefficient plays an influential role in suppressing the chaos phenomenon. Besides, the initial stretch of the elastomer could affect the chaotic interval of system parameters.
The effect of strain rate on the cavitation time and elastoplastic deformation of steel rectangular plate subjected to underwater explosion load is analytically and numerically investigated in this study. At the cavitation time, the total pressure of the explosion is eliminated so that the cavitation time plays a significant role in the elastoplastic deformation of underwater explosive forming of plate. Taking into account the strain rate effect, the Cowper-Symond constitutive equation of mild steel is employed. Exact linear solution using the Eigen function and numerical linear and nonlinear solution using finite difference method (FDM) of dynamic response of impulsively plate is obtained. Implementing the linear work hardening, the stress, strain, displacement, and velocity in any steps of loading are calculated. The time of cavitation can be recognized in elastic or plastic regimes by applying the Cowper-Symond constitutive equation. Considering the strain rate influence, the effects of charge mass and standoff are investigated to occur of cavitation and time dependent deflection and velocity of a rectangular plate.
In the studies of the dynamic response of carbon nanotubes, the stability, predictable, and unpredictable chaotic vibrations are fundamental characteristics. In this paper, we investigate the chaotic and periodic vibrations of a single-walled carbon nanotube resting on the viscoelastic foundation, based on the nonlocal Euler–Bernoulli beam model. It is assumed that the single-walled carbon nanotube is subjected to an external harmonic excitation. The axial thermomagnetic field and the surface effect on the governing equation of single-walled carbon nanotube are taken into account. We also solve the nonlinear governing equation by using the Galerkin decomposition method along with the fourth-order Rung–Kutta numerical integration scheme. Furthermore, we analyze the effects of amplitude and frequency of excitation on the formation of chaotic and periodic regions using bifurcation diagrams and largest Lyapunov exponents. Moreover, we present the phase portrait, Poincare maps, and time history to observe the periodic and chaotic responses of the system. The results show that the nonlinear dynamic response of single-walled carbon nanotube is much more sensitive to both amplitude and frequency of excitation.
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