Abstract:The precise time step integration method proposed for
linear time-invariant homogeneous dynamic system can give precise numerical
results approaching to the exact solution at the integration points.
However, it is more or less difficult when the algorithm is used to the
non-homogeneous dynamic systems due to the inverse matrix calculation and
the simulation accuracy of the applied loading. By combining the Gauss
quadrature method and state space theory with the calculation technique of
matrix exponential function in the precise time step integration method, a
new precise time step integration method (that is renewal precise time step
integration method) is proposed. The new method avoids the inverse matrix
calculation and the simulation of the applied loading and improves the
computing efficiency. In particular, the method is independent to the
quality of the matrix ${\pmb H}$. If the matrix ${\pmb H}$ is singular or nearly singular,
the advantage of the method is remarkable. The proposed method in this paper
is a unconditionally stable algorithm having an arbitrary order of accuracy.
Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the validity and efficiency of
the algorithm.