Free vibration analysis of multistepped nonlocal Bernoulli–Euler beams using dynamic stiffness matrix method

2020 ◽  
pp. 107754632093347
Author(s):  
Moustafa S Taima ◽  
Tamer A El-Sayed ◽  
Said H Farghaly

The free vibration of multistepped nanobeams is studied using the dynamic stiffness matrix method. The beam analysis is based on the Bernoulli–Euler theory, and the nanoscale analysis is based on the Eringen’s nonlocal elasticity theory. The nanobeam is attached to linear and rotational elastic supports at the start, end, and intermediate boundary conditions. The effect of the nonlocal parameter, boundary conditions, and step ratios on the nanobeam natural frequency is investigated. The results of the dynamic stiffness matrix methods are validated by comparing selected cases with the literature, which give excellent agreement with those literatures. The results show that the dimensionless natural frequency parameter is inversely proportional to the nonlocal parameters except in the first mode for clamped-free boundary conditions. Also, the gap between every two consecutive modes decreases with the increasing of the nonlocal parameter.

Author(s):  
Dominic R. Jackson ◽  
S. Olutunde Oyadiji

The Dynamic Stiffness Method (DSM) is used to analyse the free vibration characteristics of a rotating uniform Shear beam. Starting from the kinetic and strain energy expressions, the Hamilton’s principle is used to obtain the governing differential equations of motion and the natural boundary conditions. The two equations are solved simultaneously and expressed each in terms of displacement and slope only. The Frobenius power series solution is applied to solve the equations and the resulting solutions are also expressed in terms of four independent solutions. Applying the appropriate boundary conditions, the Dynamic Stiffness Matrix is assembled. The natural frequencies of vibration using the DSM are computed by employing the in-built root finding algorithm in Mathematica as well as by implementing the Wittrick-Williams algorithm in a numerical routine in Mathematica. The results obtained using the DSM are presented in tabular and graphical forms and are compared with results obtained using the Timoshenko and the Bernoulli-Euler theories.


2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wisam Busool ◽  
Moshe Eisenberger

In this study, the dynamic stiffness method is employed for the free vibration analysis of helical springs. This work gives the exact solutions for the natural frequencies of helical beams having arbitrary shapes, such as conical, hyperboloidal, and barrel. Both the cross-section dimensions and the shape of the beam can vary along the axis of the curved member as polynomial expressions. The problem is described by six differential equations. These are second order equations with variable coefficients, with six unknown displacements, three translations, and three rotations at every point along the member. The proposed solution is based on a new finite-element method for deriving the exact dynamic stiffness matrix for the member, including the effects of the axial and the shear deformations and the rotational inertia effects for any desired precision. The natural frequencies are found as the frequencies that cause the determinant of the dynamic stiffness matrix to become zero. Then the mode shape for every natural frequency is found. Examples are given for beams and helical springs with different shape, which can vary along the axis of the member. It is shown that the present numerical results agree well with previously published numerical and experimental results.


2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 802-821
Author(s):  
Elham Ghandi ◽  
Ahmed Ali Akbari Rasa

Inroduction: The objective of the present paper is to analyze dynamic response of the Timoshenko thin-walled beam with coupled bending and torsional vibrations under deterministic loads. The governing differential equations were obtained by using Hamilton’s principle. The Timoshenko beam theory was employed and the effects of shear deformations, Rotary inertia and warping stiffness were included in the present formulations. Dynamic features of underlined beam are obtained using free vibration analysis. Methods: For this purpose, the dynamic stiffness matrix method is used. Application of exact dynamic stiffness matrix method on the movement differential equations led to the issue of nonlinear eigenvalue problem that was solved by using Wittrick–Williams algorithm . Differential equations for the displacement response of asymmetric thin-walled Timoshenko beams subjected to deterministic loads are used for extracting orthogonality property of vibrational modes. Results: Finally the numerical results for dynamic response in a sample of mentioned beams is presented. The presented theory is relatively general and can be used for various kinds of deterministic loading in Timoshenko thin-walled beams.


2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsung-Hsien Tu ◽  
Jen-Fang Yu ◽  
Hsin-Chung Lien ◽  
Go-Long Tsai ◽  
B. P. Wang

A method for free vibration of 3D space frame structures employing transfer dynamic stiffness matrix (TDSM) method based on Euler–Bernoulli beam theory is developed in this paper. The exact TDSM of each member is assembled to obtain the system matrix that is frequency dependent. All free vibration eigensolutions including coincident roots for the characteristic equation can be obtained to any desired accuracy using the algorithm developed by Wittrick and Williams (1971, “A General Algorithm for Computing Natural Frequencies of Elastic Structures,” Q. J. Mech. Appl. Math., 24, pp. 263–284). Exact eigenfunction of structures can then be computed using the dynamic shape function and the corresponding eigenvector. The results showed good agreement with those computed by finite element method.


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