Abstract
Purpose
Within the context of 2D square lattices, searching for the existence of band gaps assumes a great interest owing to many possible fields of application: from energy absorption devices to noise and vibration controllers, as well as advanced strategies for the seismic isolation.
Design/methodology/approach
The underlying microstructure may influence the mechanical response of 2D square lattices according to a complex interplay between different factors. A first one is related to the so-called “size-effect”. A second one relates, instead, to the mass density distribution.
Findings
It has been observed that lumped masses may induce additional band gaps to appear and may magnify their width. Finally, an additional factor deals with the inner damping characteristics of the constituent materials, which usually are polymer-based.
Originality/value
This study focuses on the first factor from a specific perspective: to investigate the influence of the size effect on the existence and properties of frequency band gaps.
Keywords
Citation
Rocchetta, G. and Mancusi, G. (2018), "2-D periodic structures. A numerical study", PSU Research Review, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 175-180. https://doi.org/10.1108/PRR-07-2018-0021
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2018, Giuseppe Rocchetta and Geminiano Mancusi.
License
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1. Introduction
The study of the dynamic properties of a 2D lattice (Zhou et al., 2009; Wang et al., 2009; Martinsson and Movchan, 2003; Phani et al., 2006; Zhen et al., 2008; Gaofeng and Zhifei, 2010) is usually based on few assumptions. Firstly, by virtue of the Bloch theorem, the hypothesis of infinite lattice points allows to restrict the study to the representative unit cell (RUC).
An example is shown in Figure 1, where the symbols a1 and a2 denote the generating vectors along the directions of spatial periodicity. In this example, a1 and a2 are normal to each other.
The displacement of an arbitrary point P of the infinite 2D lattice is given by:
The periodic boundary condition for the dynamic analysis of the unit cell assumes the following final form:
Equation (4) is true if the Bloch wave vector is represented by means of a linear combination of the reciprocal space vectors b1 and b2:
2. Numerical experimentation and assumptions
The numerical results presented in this study deal with two RUC configurations: a primary configuration (I) made of four micro-beams [Figure 2(a)] and a different configuration (II) which has been enhanced by means of four auxiliary micro-beams [Figure 2(b)].
We assume that the spatial periodicity vectors a1 and a2 are orthogonal to each other with the same norm a. This implies the study is limited to square lattice only. Moreover we assume the RUC configuration can be modelled by interconnecting straight micro-beams with rigid internal connections. Finally, an appropriate micro-scale parameter is introduced to account for the so-called size effect (Mancusi and Feo, 2013; Mancusi et al., 2017; Mindlin, 1963; Lui and Su, 2009; Onck et al., 2000; Andrews et al., 2000; Park and Gao, 2006; Barretta et al., 2017; Ma et al., 2008). The followed approach consists in considering the contribution of couple stresses in addition to classical Cauchy stresses. To this scope, a further constitutive parameter is required. This parameter has with the physical dimension of a scale length (Mindlin, 1963). We want to remark that couple stresses are considered in a simplified manner, according to the so-called modified couple stress theory, assuming that only the symmetric part of the rotation gradient contributes to the strain energy density.
Geometric and mechanical information of the reference unit cell considered in this study are listed in the following Table I.
The following hypotheses are also taken into account:
primary micro-beams are composed of aluminium: E = 9.00 × 104 N/mm2; v = 0.23; G = 3.66 × 104 N/mm2; l = 6.58 μm; ρ = 2.70 × 10−6 kg/mm3;
auxiliary micro-beams are composed of aluminium (i), as above, or epoxy resin (ii): E = 1440 N/mm2; v = 0.38; G = 522 N/mm2; l = 17.6 μm; ρ =1.10 × 10−6 kg/mm3.
Numerical results are relative to the following two choices:
the micro-scale characteristic length l is zero (i.e. the size effect is discarded); and
the size effect is accounted for.
It is worth remarking that the present analysis represents a generalization of the parametric analysis discussed by Mancusi et al. (2017).
Ten finite elements over each micro-beams are considered for the numerical analysis. The convergence rate and the accuracy of the numerical solutions have been adequately assessed (Mancusi and Feo, 2013; Mancusi et al., 2017).
The dimensionless frequencies which are detected by means of an eigenvalue problem, are studied over the boundary of the irreducible part of the first Brillouin zone and are presented in a non-dimensional form as ῶ = ω/ω1, where:
In Table II, the main results concerning the lowest natural frequencies (not dimensional) are presented. They refer to the points O, A and B indicated in Figure 3.
A comparison emerges between two different hypotheses concerning the constituent material of the auxiliary micro-beams:
aluminium (i.e. the same material as the primary micro-beams); or
epoxy resin.
Moreover, the influence of the microstructure length is also considered according to the assumptions previously summarized by acronyms “a” and “b”.
In Table III, the comparison is finally extended to the position and the width of the first band gaps. The row indicates as “lower band” denotes the number of the frequency band immediately below the considered gap.
3. Final remarks
It has been observed that the position and width of the first band gaps are influenced by the magnitude of the micro-scale parameter l. In general, a forward shift of the first band gaps is related to the size effect. Moreover, flat bands also appear in the low-frequency region if auxiliary micro-beams are present. Finally a not-uniform mass density distribution over the RUC may influence the band structure of the 2D periodic material.
Figures
Geometry and mechanical parameters (I/II as in in Figure 2)
a | l1 | A | As | I | l2 | ||
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# | RUC | [mm] | [mm] | [mm2/mm] | [mm2/mm] | [mm4/mm] | [mm] |
1 | I | 1.0 × 10-1 | 5.0 × 10−2 | 5.0 × 10−3 | 4.17 × 10−3 | 1.04 × 10−8 | 0.00 |
2 | II | 1.0 × 10−1 | 5.0 × 10−2 | 5.0 × 10−3 | 4.17 × 10−3 | 1.04 × 10−8 | 3.54 × 10−2 |
First natural frequencies ω1
Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.a | O | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 23.9 | 29.4 |
A | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 20.0 | 25.5 | 32.9 | |
B | 1.7 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 28.9 | 34.7 | |
1.b | O | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 15.9 | 21.7 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 52.1 | 56.4 |
A | 2.0 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 25.7 | 30.4 | 36.6 | 51.6 | 53.2 | |
B | 4.2 | 5.7 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 22.1 | 27.4 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 48.2 | 48.3 | |
2.a.i | O | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 9.3 |
A | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 11.9 | |
B | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 12.7 | |
2.a.ii | O | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
A | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | |
B | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | |
2.b.i | O | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 19.5 | 21.7 |
A | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 14.5 | 20.4 | 26.4 | |
B | 3.7 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 25.0 | 27.3 | |
2.b.ii | O | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
A | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | |
B | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
Position and width for the lowest gaps
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position | 1.a | 3.300 | 13.860 | 21.936 | 29.166 | 35.260 | 45.858 | 66.796 | 74.461 | 89.245 | 105.955 |
Gap | 0.046 | 1.347 | 3.856 | 0.472 | 1.133 | 7.388 | 1.283 | 0.672 | 5.260 | 0.910 | |
Lower band | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | |
Position | 1.b | 7.263 | 15.914 | 28.868 | 42.659 | 64.808 | 74.250 | 91.520 | 104.320 | 118.630 | 156.655 |
Gap | 0.280 | 0.044 | 2.999 | 11.055 | 5.240 | 3.774 | 7.614 | 8.200 | 8.280 | 10.170 | |
Lower band | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 26 | |
Position | 2.a.i | 3.184 | 13.449 | 20.105 | 24.745 | 26.916 | 28.006 | 35.162 | 45.711 | 51.342 | 67.185 |
Gap | 0.115 | 1.439 | 2.704 | 3.840 | 0.501 | 1.205 | 0.942 | 3.948 | 7.314 | 0.505 | |
Lower band | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 28 | |
Position | 2.a.ii | 1.068 | 1.075 | 3.240 | 14.644 | 16.943 | 22.136 | 29.207 | 35.240 | 44.295 | 46.572 |
Gap | 0.001 | 0.013 | 0.061 | 0.213 | 0.012 | 3.828 | 0.390 | 1.094 | 4.155 | 0.049 | |
Lower band | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 38 | |
Position | 2.b.i | 6.551 | 7.743 | 12.121 | 17.030 | 28.808 | 36.918 | 44.041 | 47.837 | 49.800 | 51.654 |
Gap | 0.139 | 0.085 | 1.228 | 5.022 | 3.019 | 0.571 | 7.288 | 0.303 | 2.460 | 1.002 | |
Lower band | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Position | 2.b.ii | 1.205 | 1.225 | 6.639 | 7.299 | 11.587 | 12.471 | 28.859 | 36.909 | 42.145 | 47.197 |
Gap | 0.001 | 0.040 | 0.115 | 0.166 | 0.843 | 0.925 | 2.992 | 0.157 | 9.421 | 0.053 | |
Lower band | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 34 |
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Acknowledgements
G.M. acknowledges financial support from the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) under the “Departments of Excellence” Grant L.232/2016.