Vibration of a Cracked Cantilever Beam

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 742-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. G. Chondros ◽  
A. D. Dimarogonas
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Edge Crack ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Crack Model ◽  
Cracked Beam ◽  
Lateral Vibrations ◽  
Vibration Model ◽  
Cantilevered Beam ◽  
Continuous Crack

A continuous cracked bar vibration model is developed for the lateral vibration of a cracked Euler-Bernoulli cantilevered beam with an edge crack. The Hu-Washizu-Barr variational formulation was used to develop the differential equation and the boundary conditions for the cracked beam as an one-dimensional continuum. The crack was modelled as a continuous flexibility using the displacement field in the vicinity of the crack found with fracture mechanics methods. The results of three independent evaluations of the lowest natural frequency of lateral vibrations of an aluminum cantilever beam with a single-edge crack are presented: the continuous cracked beam vibration model, the lumped crack model vibration analysis, and experimental results. Experimental results fall very close to the values predicted by the continuous crack formulation. Moreover, the continuous cracked beam theory agrees better with the experimental results than the lumped crack flexibility theory.

Lateral Vibration of a Consistent Continuous Beam With a Crack

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas G. Chondros ◽  
Andrew D. Dimarogonas ◽  
Jonathan Yao
Keyword(s):  
Displacement Field ◽  
Edge Crack ◽  
Fatigue Cracks ◽  
Lateral Vibration ◽  
Single Edge ◽  
Cracked Beam ◽  
Beam Vibration ◽  
Vibration Theory ◽  
Lateral Vibrations ◽  
Double Edge

Abstract A continuous cracked beam vibration theory is developed for the lateral vibration of cracked Euler-Bernoulli beams with single-edge or double-edge cracks. The Hu-Washizu-Barr variational formulation was used to develop the differential equation and the boundary conditions of the cracked beam as an one-dimensional continuum. The displacement field about the crack was used to modify the stress and displacement field throughout the bar. The crack was modelled as a continuous flexibility using the displacement field in the vicinity of the crack, found with fracture mechanics methods. The results of three independent evaluations of the lowest natural frequency of lateral vibrations for beams with a single-edge crack are presented: the continuous cracked beam vibration theory developed here, the lumped crack beam vibration analysis, and an asymptotic solution. Experimental results from aluminum beams with fatigue cracks are very close to the values predicted. A steel beam with a double-edge crack was also investigated with the above mentioned methods, and results compared well with experimental data.

A New Reactive Hybrid Membership Function in Fuzzy Approach for Identification of Inclined Edge Crack in Cantilever Beam Using Vibration Signatures

2014 ◽  
Vol 592-594 ◽  
pp. 1996-2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.B. Ranjan ◽  
Sasmita Sahu ◽  
R. Parhi Dayal
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Edge Crack ◽  
Fuzzy Controller ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Crack Identification ◽  
Hybrid Technique ◽  
Membership Functions ◽  
Inclined Edge Crack ◽  
Vibration Signatures

In this paper, the crack identification using smart technique (by several hybrid membership functions in a fuzzy controller) has been developed for inverse analysis of the vibration signatures (like modal frequencies, mode shapes) and crack parameters (like crack depth, crack location and crack inclination) of an inclined edge crack cantilever beam. The modal frequencies are obtained from finite element (using ANSYS) and experimental analysis which are used as inputs to the hybrid fuzzy controller. The hybrid fuzzy system is designed by taking different types of membership functions (MF) to determine the crack parameters. The calculated first three modal frequencies are used to create number of fuzzy rules with the three output crack parameters. Finally, the proposed hybrid technique is validated by comparing the results obtained from trapezoidal and Gaussian fuzzy controllers, FEA and experimental results. The outcomes obtained from hybrid fuzzy controller are in good agreement with experimental results. Nomenclature

scholarly journals FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF CRACKED FUNCTIONALLY GRADED CANTILEVER BEAM

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Nguyen Ngoc Huyen ◽  
Nguyen Tien Khiem
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Edge Crack ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Frequency Equation ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Neutral Axis ◽  
Open Crack ◽  
Graded Material ◽  
Fgm Beam

In this paper, a functionally graded cantilever beam with an open crack is investigated on the base of Timoshenko beam theory; power law of functionally graded material (FGM) and taking into account actual position of neutral axis instead of the central one. The open and edge crack is modeled by coupled translational and rotational springs stiffness of which is calculated by the formulas conducted accordingly to fracture mechanics. Using the frequency equation obtained in the framework of the theory natural frequencies of the beam are examined along the crack parameters and material properties. This analysis demonstrates that sensitivity of natural frequencies of FGM beam to crack is strongly dependent on the material constants of FGM

A Crack Model of a Bone Cement Interface

1984 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Clech ◽  
L. M. Keer ◽  
J. L. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Bone Cement ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Edge Crack ◽  
Crack Problem ◽  
Bimaterial Interface ◽  
Fracture Mechanisms ◽  
Homogeneous Material ◽  
Crack Model ◽  
Cement Interface ◽  
Crack Faces

This paper is concerned with the fracture mechanics of a bone-cement interface that includes a cohesive zone effect on the crack faces. This accounts for the experimentally observed strengthening mechanism due to the mechanical interlock between the crack faces. Edge crack models are developed where the cohesive zone is simulated by a continuous or a discrete distribution of linear or nonlinear springs. It is shown that the solution obtained by assuming a homogeneous material is fairly close to the exact solution for the bimaterial interface edge crack problem. On the basis of that approximation, the analysis is conducted for the problem of two interacting edge cracks, one at the interface, and the other one in the cement. The small crack that was observed to initiate in the cement, close to the bone-cement interface, does not affect much the mode I stress-intensity factor at the tip of the interface crack. However it may grow, leading to a catastrophic breakdown of the cement. The analysis and following discussion point out an interdependency between bone-cement interface strength and cement strength not previously appreciated. The suggested crack models provide a framework for quantifying the fracture mechanisms at the bone-cement interface.

Vibration Analysis of the Flexible Connecting Rod With the Breathing Crack in a Slider-Crank Mechanism

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Shin Shih ◽  
Chen-Yuan Chung
Keyword(s):  
Governing Equation ◽  
Moving Boundary ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Crack Model ◽  
Breathing Crack ◽  
Connecting Rod ◽  
Bernoulli Beam ◽  
The Galerkin Method ◽  
Euler Bernoulli Beam ◽  
Crank Mechanism

This paper investigates the dynamic response of the cracked and flexible connecting rod in a slider-crank mechanism. Using Euler–Bernoulli beam theory to model the connecting rod without a crack, the governing equation and boundary conditions of the rod's transverse vibration are derived through Hamilton's principle. The moving boundary constraint of the joint between the connecting rod and the slider is considered. After transforming variables and applying the Galerkin method, the governing equation without a crack is reduced to a time-dependent differential equation. After this, the stiffness without a crack is replaced by the stiffness with a crack in the equation. Then, the Runge–Kutta numerical method is applied to solve the transient amplitude of the cracked connecting rod. In addition, the breathing crack model is applied to discuss the behavior of vibration. The influence of cracks with different crack depths on natural frequencies and amplitudes is also discussed. The results of the proposed method agree with the experimental and numerical results available in the literature.

scholarly journals Homotopy Iteration Algorithm for Crack Parameters Identification with Composite Element Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ling Huang ◽  
Zhongrong Lv ◽  
Weihuan Chen ◽  
Jike Liu
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Iteration Algorithm ◽  
Crack Model ◽  
Open Crack ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Cracked Beam ◽  
Composite Element ◽  
Direct Integration Method ◽  
Composite Element Method ◽  
Element Method

An approach based on homotopy iteration algorithm is proposed to identify the crack parameters in beam structures. In the forward problem, a fully open crack model with the composite element method is employed for the vibration analysis. The dynamic responses of the cracked beam in time domain are obtained from the Newmark direct integration method. In the inverse analysis, an identification approach based on homotopy iteration algorithm is studied to identify the location and the depth of a cracked beam. The identification equation is derived by minimizing the error between the calculated acceleration response and the simulated measured one. Newton iterative method with the homotopy equation is employed to track the correct path and improve the convergence of the crack parameters. Two numerical examples are conducted to illustrate the correctness and efficiency of the proposed method. And the effects of the influencing parameters, such as measurement time duration, measurement points, division of the homotopy parameter and measurement noise, are studied.

Modeling of a Beam and a Rotor with an Edge Crack Using Dissimilar Elements

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1159-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Nandi ◽  
S. Neogy
Keyword(s):  
Finite Elements ◽  
Stress Field ◽  
Edge Crack ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Transition Element ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Cracked Beam ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Beam Elements ◽  
Dimensional Plane

Vibration-based diagnostic methods are used for the detection of the presence of cracks in beams and other structures. To simulate such a beam with an edge crack, it is necessary to model the beam using finite elements. Cracked beam finite elements, being one-dimensional, cannot model the stress field near the crack tip, which is not one-dimensional. The change in neutral axis is also not modeled properly by cracked beam elements. Modeling of such beams using two-dimensional plane elements is a better approximation. The best alternative would be to use three-dimensional solid finite elements. At a sufficient distance away from the crack, the stress field again becomes more or less one-dimensional. Therefore, two-dimensional plane elements or three-dimensional solid elements can be used near the crack and one-dimensional beam elements can be used away from the crack. This considerably reduces the required computational effort. In the present work, such a coupling of dissimilar elements is proposed and the required transition element is formulated. A guideline is proposed for selecting the proper dimensions of the transition element so that accurate results are obtained. Elastic deformation, natural frequency and dynamic response of beams are computed using dissimilar elements. The finite element analysis of cracked rotating shafts is complicated because of the fact that elastic deformations are superposed on the rigid-body motion (rotation about an axis). A combination of three-dimensional solid elements and beam elements in a rotating reference is proposed here to model such rotors.

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