Explicit Vibration Solutions of a Cable Under Complicated Loads

1997 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 957-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Yu

This paper is concerned with the dynamical analysis of a sagged cable having small equilibrium curvature and horizontal supports under both distributed and concentrated loads. The loads are applied in vertical as well as horizontal directions. Based on a free vibration analysis, a transfer matrix method is generalized for solving coupled, nonhomogeneous differential equations to obtain closed-form solutions for the natural frequencies and the associated vibration mode shapes in vertical, horizontal, and longitudinal directions. It is shown that two sets of independent mode shapes associated with two sets of independent frequencies always exist and can be obtained via an equation of one variable only. This method demonstrates its advantages in dealing with interactions of modes in different directions, complex arrangement of concentrated loads, and high-order modes oscillations.

Author(s):  
D. Q. Cao ◽  
M. T. Song ◽  
W. D. Zhu

A complex cable-stayed bridge that consists of a simply-supported four-cable-stayed deck beam and two rigid towers is studied. The nonlinear and linear partial differential equations that govern the motions of the cables and segments of the deck beam, respectively, are derived, along with their boundary and matching conditions. The undamped natural frequencies and mode shapes of the linearized model of the cable-stayed bridge, which includes both the transverse and longitudinal vibrations of the cables, are determined. Numerical analysis of the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the cable-stayed bridge is conducted for a symmetrical case with regards to the sizes of the components of the bridge and the initial sags of the cables. The results show that there are very close natural frequencies and localized mode shapes.


2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhilesh K. Jha ◽  
Daniel J. Inman ◽  
Raymond H. Plaut

Free vibration analysis of a free inflated torus of circular cross-section is presented. The shell theory of Sanders, including the effect of pressure, is used in formulating the governing equations. These partial differential equations are reduced to ordinary differential equations with variable coefficients using complete waves in the form of trigonometric functions in the longitudinal direction. The assumed mode shapes are divided into symmetric and antisymmetric groups, each given by a Fourier series in the meridional coordinate. The solutions (natural frequencies and mode shapes) are obtained using Galerkin’s method and verified with published results. The natural frequencies are also obtained for a circular cylinder with shear diaphragm boundary condition as a special case of the toroidal shell. Finally, the effects of aspect ratio, pressure, and thickness on the natural frequencies of the inflated torus are studied.


Author(s):  
J-S Wu ◽  
H-M Chou ◽  
D-W Chen

The dynamic characteristic of a uniform rectangular plate with four boundary conditions and carrying three kinds of multiple concentrated element (rigidly attached point masses, linear springs and elastically mounted point masses) was investigated. Firstly, the closed-form solutions for the natural frequencies and the corresponding normal mode shapes of a rectangular ‘bare’ (or ‘unconstrained’) plate (without any attachments) with the specified boundary conditions were determined analytically. Next, by using these natural frequencies and normal mode shapes incorporated with the expansion theory, the equation of motion of the ‘constrained’ plate (carrying the three kinds of multiple concentrated element) were derived. Finally, numerical methods were used to solve this equation of motion to give the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the ‘constrained’ plate. To confirm the reliability of previous free vibration analysis results, a finite element analysis was also conducted. It was found that the results obtained from the above-mentioned two approaches were in good agreement. Compared with the conventional finite element method (FEM), the approach employed in this paper has the advantages of saving computing time and achieving better accuracy, as can be seen from the existing literature.


2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 709-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Yesilce

The structural elements supporting motors or engines are frequently seen in technological applications. The operation of machine may introduce additional dynamic stresses on the beam. It is important, then, to know the natural frequencies of the coupled beam-mass system, in order to obtain a proper design of the structural elements. The literature regarding the free vibration analysis of Bernoulli-Euler and Timoshenko single-span beams carrying a number of spring-mass system and multi-span beams carrying multiple spring-mass systems are plenty, but the free vibration analysis of Reddy-Bickford multi-span beams carrying multiple spring-mass systems has not been investigated by any of the studies in open literature so far. This paper aims at determining the exact solutions for the natural frequencies and mode shapes of Reddy-Bickford beams. The model allows analyzing the influence of the shear effect and spring-mass systems on the dynamic behavior of the beams by using Reddy-Bickford Beam Theory (RBT). The effects of attached spring-mass systems on the free vibration characteristics of the 1–4 span beams are studied. The natural frequencies of Reddy-Bickford single-span and multi-span beams calculated by using the numerical assembly technique and the secant method are compared with the natural frequencies of single-span and multi-span beams calculated by using Timoshenko Beam Theory (TBT); the mode shapes are presented in graphs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (16) ◽  
pp. 3415-3428
Author(s):  
Yusuf Cunedioglu ◽  
Shkelzen Shabani

Free vibration analysis of a single edge cracked multi-layered symmetric sandwich stepped Timoshenko beams, made of functionally graded materials, is studied using finite element method and linear elastic fracture mechanic theory. The cantilever functionally graded beam consists of 50 layers, assumed that the second stage of the beam (step part) is created by machining. Thus, providing the material continuity between the two beam stages. It is assumed that material properties vary continuously, along the thickness direction according to the exponential and power laws. A developed MATLAB code is used to find the natural frequencies of three types of the stepped beam, concluding a good agreement with the known data from the literature, supported also by ANSYS software in data verification. In the study, the effects of the crack location, crack depth, power law gradient index, different material distributions, different stepped length, different cross-sectional geometries on natural frequencies and mode shapes are analysed in detail.


Author(s):  
Romuald Rzadkowski ◽  
Artur Maurin

Considered here was the effect of multistage coupling on the dynamics of a rotor consisting of eight mistuned bladed discs on a solid shaft. Each bladed disc had a different number of rotor blades. Free vibrations were examined using finite element representations of rotating single blades, bladed discs, and the entire rotor. In this study the global rotating mode shapes of eight flexible mistuned bladed discs on shaft assemblies were calculated, taking into account rotational effects such as centrifugal stiffening. The thus obtained natural frequencies of the blade, shaft, bladed disc and entire shaft with discs were carefully examined to discover resonance conditions and coupling effects. This study found that mistuned systems cause far more intensive multistage coupling than tuned ones. The greater the mistuning, the more intense the multistage coupling.


2014 ◽  
Vol 556-562 ◽  
pp. 4214-4217
Author(s):  
Yong Hong Li ◽  
Shu Zhan Li

Using reduced-basis method, design parameters are needed to be separated from the linear elastic operators, which is time-consuming. So, an improved reduced-basis method - coefficient reduced-basis method is introduced to calculate the low order natural frequencies and mode shapes of structure. In this method, the computing process of design parameters separated from the linear elastic operators is simplified. In this paper, a truck frame is taken as an example, frequencies and mode shapes from coefficient reduced-basis method are obtained. Comparing with results from the finite element method, coefficient reduced-basis method can obtain accurate results efficiently.


Author(s):  
Li-Jeng Huang ◽  
Her-Yung Wang ◽  
Wen-Ling Huang ◽  
Ming-Chao Lin

This paper presents free vibration analysis of pavement bases constructed using sustainable material, a controlled low-strength material (CLSM), using finite element (FE) method. The CLSM concrete is introduced as pavement bases for its special features of easy compaction, high workability and relatively low cost. Rut-resistant stone matrix asphalt is placed on top of CLSM as wearing surface layer. The Young's moduli of CLSM are obtained from laboratory tests for two different binder mixtures, marked as CLSM-B80/30% and CLSM-B130/30%. Two-dimensional planar strain assumption is employed in the FE formulation of steady-state elasto-dynamic analysis of four-layered flexible pavements in which four kinds of different base materials are considered: graded crushed stone, CLSM-B80/30%, CLSM-B130/30% and AC. Comparison study on computed natural frequencies and mode shapes of the flexible pavement using different bases materials will be conducted. Results show that CLSM pavement bases depict higher natural frequencies as compared with graded crushed stone bases and can be suitable sustainable materials employed for pavement design and construction in highway engineering.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramazan-Ali Jafari-Talookolaei ◽  
Maryam Abedi

This work presents a method to find the exact solutions for the free vibration analysis of a delaminated beam based on the Timoshenko type with different boundary conditions. The solutions are obtained by the method of Lagrange multipliers in which the free vibration problem is posed as a constrained variational problem. The Legendre orthogonal polynomials are used as the beam eigenfunctions. Natural frequencies and mode shapes of various Timoshenko beams are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of the methodology.


2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 332-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sefa Yildirim ◽  
Naki Tutuncu

Free vibration analysis of heterogeneous (functionally graded) and non-uniform (variable thickness) disks using plane elasticity results in a two-point boundary value problem. Spatially varying mechanical and thickness properties yield variable coefficient governing differential equations where obtaining closed-form solutions are not possible except for certain simple grading and thickness functions. This article uses complementary functions method as a novel approach to determine natural frequencies of functionally graded non-uniform disks. The validation and observation of converges are done using analytical and ANSYS results for a simple power law model uniform disk. The proposed solution method can be applied for disks with any continuous thickness and material grading functions.


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