Optimized vibro-acoustic design of suspended glass panels
Year: 2018
Authors: Aiello R., Auriemma F.
Autors Affiliation: Tallinn Univ Technol, Dept Mech & Ind Engn, Ehitajate Tee 5, EE-19086 Tallinn, Estonia; CNR, Ist Nazl Ottica, Via Campi Flegrei 34, I-80078 Pozzuoli, Italy.
Abstract: Suspended glass panels are monolithic or laminated frameless windows sustained by a number of holders, typically located in the vicinity of the edges. These panels can be used, among other purposes, as noise barriers. The vibro-acoustic behaviour of glass windows is critical at low frequencies, where the problem is often tackled by increasing the thickness, thus the mass, of the panels. As a consequence, solutions which preserve low mass are greatly sought by industries. In this study, the vibro-acoustic behaviour of different suspended glass panels is addressed. An optimization procedure is implemented, aiming at finding the position of the holders which maximizes the acoustic transmission loss (TL) averaged at low- and very low- frequency ranges. First, an iterative procedure, based on comparison of experimental and numerical modal data, has been implemented to extract the material properties (Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio) of the panels. Second, these properties have been used in an optimization procedure based on finite difference approximation of the objective function, the averaged transmission loss. The vibro-acoustic analyses, required by the optimization procedure, have performed by means of hybrid finite element method/statistical energy analysis (FEM/ SEA). 16 different design cases have been considered in the optimizations, i.e. 2 different frequency ranges (20-300 Hz and 20-1000 Hz), 2 panel geometries (square 1m x 1m and rectangular 2.5m x 0.8m), 2 constitutive material properties (monolithic tempered glass and laminated tempered glass) and 2 mounting solutions (4 and 6 holders). The transmission losses of the optimized and the standard configurations, where the holders are placed close to the edges, are compared.
Journal/Review: STRUCTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION
Volume: 58 (5) Pages from: 2253 to: 2268
More Information: This research was supported by: – Innovative Manufacturing Engineering Systems Competence Centre (IMECC) and Enterprise Estonia (EAS) and co-financed by European Union Regional Development Fund project EU48685.; Estonian Centre of Excellence in Zero Energy and Resource Efficient Smart Buildings and Districts, ZEBE, grant 2014-2020.4.01.150016 funded by the European Regional Development Fund.KeyWords: Laminated glass; Suspended glass panels; Glass windows; FEM/SEA; OptimizationDOI: 10.1007/s00158-018-2014-3Citations: 4data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-10-27References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here