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A time integration algorithm for structural dynamic analysis is proposed by uniform cubic B-spline functions. The proposed algorithm is successfully used to solve the dynamic response of a single degree of freedom (SDOF) system, and then is generalized for a multiple-degree of freedom (MDOF) system. Stability analysis shows that, with an adjustable algorithmic parameter, the proposed method can achieve both conditional and unconditional stabilities. Validity of the method is shown with four numerical simulations. Comparison between the proposed method and other methods shows that the proposed method possesses high computation accuracy and desirable computation efficiency.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11602004 and 11602081) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 531107040934)
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Wen, W., Lei, H., Wei, K. et al. An improved time integration scheme based on uniform cubic B-splines and its application in structural dynamics. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 38, 889–908 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-017-2207-8
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