Free in-plane vibration of cracked curved beams: Experimental, analytical, and numerical analyses

Author(s):  
M Zare

In this study, free vibration of a cracked curved beam utilizing analytical, numerical, and experimental methods is investigated. The differential quadrature element method is used to solve the equations of motion numerically. The governing equations are also solved analytically. The crack, which is considered to be open, is modeled as a rotational spring. Furthermore, the effect of curvature on mode shapes is studied. To verify the validity of the proposed methods of determining frequencies and mode shapes, an experimental modal analysis test is conducted on a sample beam having crack with some different depths. This study revealed that the behavior of curved beams toward the mode transition phenomenon depends greatly on the boundary conditions of the beam. Also, both the location and depth of crack have considerable effects on natural frequencies.

Author(s):  
M. Zare ◽  
A. Asnafi

AbstractThis paper studied the in-plane elastic stability including pre and post-buckling analysis of curved beams considering the effects of shear deformations, rotary inertia, and the geometric nonlinearity due to large deformations. Firstly, the governing nonlinear equations of motion were derived. The problem was solved performing both the static and dynamic analysis using the numerical method of differential quadrature element method (DQEM) which is a new and efficient numerical method for rapidly solving linear and nonlinear differential equations. Firstly, the method was applied to the equilibrium equations, leading to a nonlinear algebraic system of equations that would be solved utilizing an arc length strategy. Secondly, the results of the static part were employed to linearize the dynamic differential equations of motion and their corresponding boundary and continuity conditions. Without any loss of generality, a clamped-clamped curved beam under a concentrated load was considered to obtain the buckling loads, natural frequencies, and mode shapes of the beam throughout the method. To validate the proposed method, the beam was modeled using a finite element simulation. A great agreement between the results was seen that showed the accuracy of the proposed method in predicting the pre and post-buckling behavior of the beam. The investigation also included an examination of the curvature parameter influencing the dynamic behavior of the problem. It was shown that the values of buckling loads were completely influenced by the curvature of the beam; also, due to the sharp change of longitudinal stiffness after bucking, the symmetric mode shapes changed more than it was expected.


Author(s):  
H. R. Hamidzadeh ◽  
M. Dehghani

Abstract This paper discusses linear in-plane free vibration of a homogeneous, isotropic, linear visco-elastic rotating disk. Two-dimensional theory of elastico-dynamic is employed to develop the general governing equations of motion. In this analysis, a constant angular velocity is assumed. The wave equations and Bessel Functions of the first and second kind are utilized to obtain the natural frequencies. Natural frequencies are found for a number of modes with several clamping ratios. These natural frequencies were compared with the available established results. Also, the influence of rotational speed and clamping ratio on the natural frequencies and the mode shapes of vibration are determined. The analysis provides information about the elastic stability of the rotating disks for several modes of vibration.


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Desmond Adair ◽  
Aigul Nagimova ◽  
Martin Jaeger

The vibration characteristics of a nonuniform, flexible and free-flying slender rocket experiencing constant thrust is investigated. The rocket is idealized as a classic nonuniform beam with a constant one-dimensional follower force and with free-free boundary conditions. The equations of motion are derived by applying the extended Hamilton’s principle for non-conservative systems. Natural frequencies and associated mode shapes of the rocket are determined using the relatively efficient and accurate Adomian modified decomposition method (AMDM) with the solutions obtained by solving a set of algebraic equations with only three unknown parameters. The method can easily be extended to obtain approximate solutions to vibration problems for any type of nonuniform beam.


2014 ◽  
Vol 592-594 ◽  
pp. 2041-2045 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Naresh ◽  
A. Ananda Babu ◽  
P. Edwin Sudhagar ◽  
A. Anisa Thaslim ◽  
R. Vasudevan

In this study, free vibration responses of a carbon nanotube reinforced composite beam are investigated. The governing differential equations of motion of a carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced composite beam are presented in finite element formulation. The validity of the developed formulation is demonstrated by comparing the natural frequencies evaluated using present FEM with those of available literature. Various parametric studies are also performed to investigate the effect of aspect ratio and percentage of CNT content and boundary conditions on natural frequencies and mode shapes of a carbon nanotube reinforced composite beam. It is shown that the addition of carbon nanotube in fiber reinforced composite beam increases the stiffness of the structure and consequently increases the natural frequencies and alter the mode shapes.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Ansari ◽  
M. A. Ashrafi ◽  
S. Hosseinzadeh

The vibration behavior of piezoelectric microbeams is studied on the basis of the modified couple stress theory. The governing equations of motion and boundary conditions for the Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam models are derived using Hamilton’s principle. By the exact solution of the governing equations, an expression for natural frequencies of microbeams with simply supported boundary conditions is obtained. Numerical results for both beam models are presented and the effects of piezoelectricity and length scale parameter are illustrated. It is found that the influences of piezoelectricity and size effects are more prominent when the length of microbeams decreases. A comparison between two beam models also reveals that the Euler-Bernoulli beam model tends to overestimate the natural frequencies of microbeams as compared to its Timoshenko counterpart.


Author(s):  
Javier Avalos ◽  
Lanae A. Richter ◽  
X. Q. Wang ◽  
Raghavendra Murthy ◽  
Marc P. Mignolet

This paper addresses the stochastic modeling of the stiffness matrix of slender uncertain curved beams that are forced fit into a clamped-clamped fixture designed for straight beams. Because of the misfit with the clamps, the final shape of the clamped-clamped beams is not straight and they are subjected to an axial preload. Both of these features are uncertain given the uncertainty on the initial, undeformed shape of the beams and affect significantly the stiffness matrix associated with small motions around the clamped-clamped configuration. A modal model using linear modes of the straight clamped-clamped beam with a randomized stiffness matrix is employed to characterize the linear dynamic behavior of the uncertain beams. This stiffness matrix is modeled using a mixed nonparametric-parametric stochastic model in which the nonparametric (maximum entropy) component is used to model the uncertainty in final shape while the preload is explicitly, parametrically included in the stiffness matrix representation. Finally, a maximum likelihood framework is proposed for the identification of the parameters associated with the uncertainty level and the mean model, or part thereof, using either natural frequencies only or natural frequencies and mode shape information of the beams around their final clamped-clamped state. To validate these concepts, a simulated, computational experiment was conducted within Nastran to produce a population of natural frequencies and mode shapes of uncertain slender curved beams after clamping. The application of the above concepts to this simulated data led to a very good to excellent matching of the probability density functions of the natural frequencies and the modal components, even though this information was not used in the identification process. These results strongly suggest the applicability of the proposed stochastic model.


1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Park ◽  
J. W. Lee ◽  
Y. Youm ◽  
W. K. Chung

Abstract In this paper, the mathematical model of a Bernoulli-Euler cantilever beam fixed on a moving cart and carrying an intermediate lumped mass is derived. The equations of motion of the beam-mass-cart system is analyzed utilizing unconstrained modal analysis, and a unified frequency equation which can be generally applied to this kind of system is obtained. The change of natural frequencies and mode shapes with respect to the change of the mass ratios of the beam, the lumped mass and the cart and to the position of the lumped mass is investigated. The open-loop responses of the system by arbitrary forcing function are also obtained through numerical simulations.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1313-1325 ◽  
Author(s):  
U Eroglu ◽  
G Ruta ◽  
E Tufekci

We study natural vibration of elastic parabolic arches, modeled as plane curved beams susceptible to elongation, shear, and bending, exhibiting small concentrated cracks. The crack is simulated by springs between regular chunks, with stiffness evaluated following stress concentration in usual crack opening modes. We evaluate and compare the linear dynamic response of the undamaged and damaged arch in nondimensional form. The governing equations are turned into a system of first-order differential equations that are solved numerically by the so-called matricant. The original contribution of this study lies in highlighting the dependence of the variation of the first natural frequencies on the crack location not only along the axis but also on opposite sides of the cross-section. We obtain the relative variations of the first frequencies in terms of the two crack locations. The result of this direct problem provides information on the possibility to detect such locations, and gives indications on structural monitoring and damage identification.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (08) ◽  
pp. 1950084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joon Kyu Lee ◽  
Byoung Koo Lee

This study focused on the in-plane free vibration of uniform circular arches made of axially functionally graded (AFG) materials. Based on the dynamic equilibrium of an arch element, the governing equations for the free vibration of an AFG arch are derived in this study, where arbitrary functions for the Young’s modulus and mass density are acceptable. For the purpose of numerical analysis, quadratic polynomials for the Young’s modulus and mass density are considered. To calculate the natural frequencies and corresponding mode shapes, the governing equations are solved using the direct integral method enhanced by the trial eigenvalue method. For verification purposes, the predicted frequencies are compared to those obtained by the general purpose software ADINA. A parametric study of the end constraint, rotatory inertia, modular ratio, radius parameter, and subtended angle for the natural frequencies is conducted and the corresponding mode shapes are reported.


Author(s):  
Yu-xin Hao ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Jian-hua Wang

An analysis on nonlinear dynamic of a cantilevered functionally graded materials (FGM) plate which subjected to the transverse excitation in the uniform thermal environment is presented for the first time. Materials properties of the constituents are graded in the thickness direction according to a power-law distribution and assumed to be temperature dependent. In the framework of the Third-order shear deformation plate theory, the nonlinear governing equations of motion for the functionally graded materials plate are derived by using the Hamilton’s principle. For cantilever rectangular plate, the first two vibration mode shapes that satisfy the boundary conditions is given. The Galerkin’s method is utilized to discretize the governing equations of motion to a two-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system under combined thermal and external excitations. By using the numerical method, the two-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system is analyzed to find the nonlinear responses of the cantilever FGMs plate. The influences of the thermal environments on the nonlinear dynamic response of the cantilevered FGM plate are discussed in detail through a parametric study.


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