Variability response functions for stochastic systems under dynamic excitations

Abstract The concept of variability response functions ( VRF s) is extended in this work to linear stochastic systems under dynamic excitations. An integral form for the variance of the dynamic response of stochastic systems is considered, involving a Dynamic VRF ( DVRF ) and the spectral density function of the stochastic field modeling the uncertain system properties. As in the case of linear stochastic systems under static loads, the independence of the DVRF to the spectral density and the marginal probability density function of the stochastic field modeling the uncertain parameters is assumed. This assumption is here validated with brute-force Monte Carlo simulations. The uncertain system property considered is the inverse of the elastic modulus (flexibility). The same integral expression can be used to calculate the mean response of a dynamic system using a Dynamic Mean Response Function ( DMRF ) which is a function similar to the DVRF . These integral forms can be used to efficiently compute the mean and variance of the transient system response together with time dependent spectral-distribution-free upper bounds. They also provide an insight into the mechanisms controlling the dynamic mean and variability system response.

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