B Möller and M Liebscher (2005)
Fuzzy multi body systems and fuzzy probabilistic multi body systems and their application for the numerical simulation of controlled demolations od structures
In: Compilation of Abstracts of the Third M.I.T. Conference Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, edited by K. J. Bathe. M.I.T., Boston, pages 265.
The controlled demolition of structures at the end of their lifetime is of increasing importance. The
objective of such blasting operations is to shatter a building in such a way that the remaining debris
can be removed easily. When blasting operations are carried out in urban areas, the surrounding
properties should not be affected by debris or accompanying ground vibrations.The planning and
design of a controlled demolition depend on a variety of uncertain information. Uncertainty may
be of objective or subjective nature. Objective uncertainty appears in connection with uncertain
observations and measurements, whereas subjective uncertainty results from information deficits,
opinions, and estimations. A realistic and reliable numerical simulation of blasting processes requires
adequate computational models that are capable of taking into account data and model
uncertainty. A reliable prediction of the collapse process and its effects with consideration of uncertainty
is the objektive of the current research. In this presentation a special fuzzy probabilistic
multi body system for the numerical simulation of collapse proccesses is discussed.
The local blasting leads to stiffness reductions and structural member failure. The statical system
is turned into a dynamic one. Several parts of the structure lose their member bindings partly or
completely during the collapse. Physical effects like collision, friction, and disconnection of bindings
has to take into account by the choosen numerical model. For the deterministic fundamental
solution a partially flexible multi body system is applied. Flexible bodies represent potential failure
zones undergoing major damages or destructions during the collapse. This mechanical behavior is
modeled by nonlinear load-displacement-relations that describe crack development, articulation,
and failure.
Physical parameters describing a blasting process are generally not deterministic; they are uncertain.
Commonly this applies to geometric and material parameters. In the stochastic sense each
blasting operation is an individual event that is generally characterized by limited data and distinctive
data uncertainty. The mathematical description of data uncertainty is realized on the basis of
fuzzy randomness. Fuzzy randomness is a generalized uncertainty model that includes fuzziness
and randomness as special cases. In fuzzy probabilistic structural analysis [1] the uncertain
input parameters modeled by fuzzy randomness are mapped to fuzzy random results. In the case
of blasting the multi body system algorithm as described above is applied as mapping model. The
fuzzy stochastic analysis of blasting is demonstrated by way of examples. The authors gratefully
acknowledge the support of the German Research Foundation (DFG).