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A Study of Rigid Blocks Rocking Against Rigid Walls
Abstract The safety of typical bookshelf is investigated using an inverted pendulum approach. A general bookcase is modelled as a rocking block and its response to damped harmonic excitation is simulated. The rocking of the block is considered as one sided since these household items generally stand parallel to a wall. This approach adds restraints to the rocking behaviour. The overturning spectra for the bookcase is presented for one-sided and two-sided rocking for a range of damped harmonic excitations, demonstrating the chaotic behaviour of the inverted pendulum model. Furthermore, results indicate one-sided rocking to be more prone to overturning, making it a more unstable system than its two-sided counterpart.
A Study of Rigid Blocks Rocking Against Rigid Walls
Abstract The safety of typical bookshelf is investigated using an inverted pendulum approach. A general bookcase is modelled as a rocking block and its response to damped harmonic excitation is simulated. The rocking of the block is considered as one sided since these household items generally stand parallel to a wall. This approach adds restraints to the rocking behaviour. The overturning spectra for the bookcase is presented for one-sided and two-sided rocking for a range of damped harmonic excitations, demonstrating the chaotic behaviour of the inverted pendulum model. Furthermore, results indicate one-sided rocking to be more prone to overturning, making it a more unstable system than its two-sided counterpart.
A Study of Rigid Blocks Rocking Against Rigid Walls
Sigurdsson, Gudmundur Örn (author) / Rupakhety, Rajesh (author) / Ólafsson, Símon (author)
2018-07-01
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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