Dissertations / Theses: 'Euler-Bernoulli beams'

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Ho, Qhinhon D. "An Assessment Of The Accuracy Of The Euler-Bernoulli Beam Theory For Calculating Strain and Deflection in Composite Sandwich Beams." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2015. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2084.

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This study focuses on assessing the accuracy of the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory as computational bases to calculate strain and deflection of composite sandwich beam subjected to three-point and four-point bending. Two groups of composite sandwich beams tests results will be used for comparison purposes. Mechanical properties for the laminated skin are provided by researchers from University of Mississippi (Ellen Lackey et al., 2000). Mechanical properties for the balsa wood core are provided by Alcan Baltek Corporation. Appropriate material properties and test geometries are then used in the Euler-Bernoulli-based algorithm in order to generate analytical data for comparison to experimental data provided by researchers from University of New Orleans (UNO, 2005). The resulting single material cross section is then analyzed in the traditional manner using the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. In general, the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory provides an appropriate analytical approach in predicting flexural behavior of composite sandwich beams.

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Backström, Daniel. "Modelling the flexural dynamics of sandwich beams using Bernoulli-Euler or Timoshenko theory with frequency dependent parameters /." Stockholm, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-508.

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Chhang, Sophy. "Energy-momentum conserving time-stepping algorithms for nonlinear dynamics of planar and spatial euler-bernoulli/timoshenko beams." Thesis, Rennes, INSA, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018ISAR0027/document.

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Dans la première partie de la thèse, les schémas d’intégration conservatifs sont appliqués aux poutres co-rotationnelles 2D. Les cinématiques d'Euler-Bernoulli et de Timoshenko sont abordées. Ces formulations produisent des expressions de l'énergie interne et l'énergie cinétique complexe et fortement non-linéaires. L’idée centrale de l’algorithme consiste à définir, par intégration, le champ des déformations en fin de pas à partir du champ de vitesses de déformations et non à partir du champ des déplacements au travers de la relation déplacement-déformation. La même technique est appliquée aux termes d’inerties. Ensuite, une poutre co-rotationnelle plane avec rotules généralisées élasto-(visco)-plastiques aux extrémités est développée et comparée au modèle fibre avec le même comportement pour des problèmes d'impact. Des exemples numériques montrent que les effets de la vitesse de déformation influencent sensiblement la réponse de la structure. Dans la seconde partie de cette thèse, une théorie de poutre spatiale d’Euler-Bernoulli géométriquement exacte est développée. Le principal défi dans la construction d’une telle théorie réside dans le fait qu’il n’existe aucun moyen naturel de définir un trièdre orthonormé dans la configuration déformée. Une nouvelle méthodologie permettant de définir ce trièdre et par conséquent de développer une théorie de poutre spatiale en incorporant l'hypothèse d'Euler- Bernoulli est fournie. Cette approche utilise le processus d'orthogonalisation de Gram-Schmidt couplé avec un paramètre rotation qui complète la description cinématique et décrit la rotation associée à la torsion. Ce processus permet de surmonter le caractère non-unique de la procédure de Gram-Schmidt. La formulation est étendue au cas dynamique et un schéma intégration temporelle conservant l'énergie est également développé. De nombreux exemples démontrent l’efficacité de cette formulation In the first part of the thesis, energymomentum conserving algorithms are designed for planar co-rotational beams. Both Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko kinematics are addressed. These formulations provide us with highly complex nonlinear expressions for the internal energy as well as for the kinetic energy which involve second derivatives of the displacement field. The main idea of the algorithm is to circumvent the complexities of the geometric non-linearities by resorting to strain velocities to provide, by means of integration, the expressions for the strain measures themselves. Similarly, the same strategy is applied to the highly nonlinear inertia terms. Next, 2D elasto-(visco)-plastic fiber co-rotational beams element and a planar co-rotational beam with generalized elasto-(visco)-plastic hinges at beam ends have been developed and compared against each other for impact problems. In the second part of this thesis, a geometrically exact 3D Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is developed.The main challenge in defining a three-dimensional Euler-Bernoulli beam theory lies in the fact that there is no natural way of defining a base system at the deformed configuration. A novel methodology to do so leading to the development of a spatial rod formulation which incorporates the Euler-Bernoulli assumption is provided. The approach makes use of Gram-Schmidt orthogonalisation process coupled to a one-parametric rotation to complete the description of the torsional cross sectional rotation and overcomes the non-uniqueness of the Gram-Schmidt procedure. Furthermore, the formulation is extended to the dynamical case and a stable, energy conserving time-stepping algorithm is developed as well. Many examples confirm the power of the formulation and the integration method presented

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Ishak, Saiddi A. F. bin Mohamed. "Vibration transmission through structural connections in beams." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2018. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/33007.

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Analysis of vibration transmission and reflection in beam-like engineering structures requires better predictive models to optimise structural behaviour further. Numerous studies have used flexural and longitudinal structural wave motion to model the vibrational response of angled junctions in beam-like structures, to better understand the transmission and reflection properties. This study considers a model of a variable joint angle which joins two semi-infinite rectangular cross-section beams. In a novel approach, the model allows for the joint to expand in size as the angle between the two beams is increased. The material, geometric and dynamics properties were consistently being considered. Thus, making the model a good representation of a wide range of angles. Predicted results are compared to an existing model of a joint between two semi-infinite beams where the joint was modelled as a fixed inertia regardless of the angle between the beams, thus limiting its physical representation, especially at the extremes of angle (two beams lay next to each other at 180 degree joint). Results from experimentation were also compared to the modelling, which is in good agreement for the range of angles investigated. Optimum angles for minimum vibrational power transmission are identified in terms of the frequency of the incoming flexural or longitudinal wave. Extended analysis and effect of adding stiffness and damping (rubber material) at the joint are also reported.

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Batihan, Ali Cagri. "Vibration Analysis Of Cracked Beams On Elastic Foundation Using Timoshenko Beam Theory." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613602/index.pdf.

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In this thesis, transverse vibration of a cracked beam on an elastic foundation and the effect of crack and foundation parameters on transverse vibration natural frequencies are studied. Analytical formulations are derived for a beam with rectangular cross section. The crack is an open type edge crack placed in the medium of the beam and it is uniform along the width of the beam. The cracked beam rests on an elastic foundation. The beam is modeled by two different beam theories, which are Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and Timoshenko beam theory. The effect of the crack is considered by representing the crack by rotational springs. The compliance of the spring that represents the crack is obtained by using fracture mechanics theories. Different foundation models are discussed these models are Winkler Foundation, Pasternak Foundation, and generalized foundation. The equations of motion are derived by applying Newton&#039 s 2nd law on an infinitesimal beam element. Non-dimensional parameters are introduced into equations of motion. The beam is separated into pieces at the crack location. By applying the compatibility conditions at the crack location and boundary conditions, characteristic equation whose roots give the non-dimensional natural frequencies is obtained. Numerical solutions are done for a beam with square cross sectional area. The effects of crack ratio, crack location and foundation parameters on transverse vibration natural frequencies are presented. It is observed that existence of crack reduces the natural frequencies. Also the elastic foundation increases the stiffness of the system thus the natural frequencies. The natural frequencies are also affected by the location of the crack.

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Afshari, Mana. "Vibration- and Impedance-based Structural Health Monitoring Applications and Thermal Effects." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27954.

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Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is the implementation of damage detection and characterization algorithms using in vitro sensing and actuation for rapidly determining faults in structural systems before the damage leads to catastrophic failure. SHM systems provide near real time information on the state of the integrity of civil, mechanical and aerospace structures. A roadblock in implementing SHM systems in practice is the possibility of false positives introduced by environmental changes. In particular, temperature changes can cause many SHM algorithms to indicate damage when no damage exists. While several experimentally based efforts have been attempted to alleviate temperature effects on SHM algorithms, fundamental research on the effects of temperature on SHM has not been investigated. The work presented in this dissertation composes of two main parts: the first part focuses on the experimental studies of different mechanical structures of aluminum beams, lug samples and railroad switch bolts. The experimental study of the aluminum lug samples and beams is done to propose and examine methods and models for in situ interrogation and detection of damage (in the form of a fatigue crack) in these specimen and to quantify the smallest detectable crack size in aluminum structures. This is done by applying the electrical impedance-based SHM method and using piezoceramic sensors and actuators. Moreover, in order to better extract the damage features from the measured electrical impedance, the ARX non-linear feature extraction is employed. This non-linear feature extraction, compared to the linear one, results in detection of damages in the micro-level size and improves the early detection of fatigue cracks in structures. Experimental results also show that the temperature variation is an important factor in the structural health monitoring applications and its effect on the impedance-based monitoring of the initiation and growth of fatigue cracks in the lug samples is experimentally investigated. The electrical impedance-based SHM technique is also applied in monitoring the loosening of bolted joints in a full-scale railroad switch and the sensitivity of this technique to different levels of loosening of the bolts is investigated. The second part of the work presented here focuses on the analytical study and better understanding of the effect of temperature on the vibration-based SHM. This is done by analytical modeling of the vibratory response of an Euler-Bernoulli beam with two different support conditions of simply supported and clamped-clamped and with a single, non-breathing fatigue crack at different locations along the length of the beam. The effect of temperature variations on the vibratory response of the beam structure is modeled by considering the two effects of temperature-dependent material properties and thermal stress formations inside the structure. The inclusion of thermal effects from both of these points of view (i.e. material properties variations and generation of thermal stresses) as independent factors is investigated and justified by studying the formulations of Helmholtz free energy and stresses inside a body. The effect of temperature variations on the vibratory response of the cracked beam are then studied by integrating these two temperature-related effects into the analytical modeling. The effect of a growing fatigue crack as well as temperature variations and thermal loadings is then numerically studied on the deflection of the beam and the output voltage of a surface-bonded piezoceramic sensor. Ph. D.

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Glacet, Arthur. "Study of quasi-periodic architectured materials : Vibrations, dynamic fracture and homogenization." Thesis, Lyon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LYSEI062/document.

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Les Structures atomiques Quasi-périodiques (QP) possèdent des propriétés particulières, notamment dans le domaine vibrationnel. Il pourrait être intéressant de pouvoir transférer ces propriétés à des méta-matériaux macroscopiques. Des réseaux de poutres quasi-périodiques 2D sont étudiés dans cette thèse dans le cadre du modèle élément finis (EF) poutre Euler Bernoulli. Ces réseaux de poutres peuvent facilement être produits par fabrication additive ou par découpe laser. Il est possible de faire varier l'élancement des poutres (le ratio hauteur sur longueur) qui est un paramètre intéressant pour modifier la réponse mécanique du réseau. En utilisant la méthode EF, l'influence de l'élancement des poutres sur la réponse vibratoire des réseaux de poutres QP est étudiée. La méthode numérique Kernel Polynomial (KPM) est adaptée avec succès de la dynamique moléculaire aux réseaux de poutres pour étudier leurs modes de vibration sans avoir à diagonaliser complètement la matrice dynamique. Les réseaux de poutres QP présentent des propriétés similaires à leur compère atomique: en particulier la localisation de modes sur des sous-structures et une relation de dispersion hiérarchisée. Le comportement à la fracture est aussi étudié étant donné que les symétries présentes dans les QP pourraient permettre des réseaux de poutres ne présentant pas de plans faibles pour la propagation de fissures. Cela a été démontré d'après des calculs EF statiques avec un critère de fracture fragile sur l'énergie de déformation. Les simulations statiques ne suffisent pas car elles ne peuvent pas capturer les phénomènes dynamiques complexes qui apparaissent lors de la fissuration fragile. Les propriétés de vibration du QP pourraient aussi avoir un impact sur la propagation dynamique de fissure. Un modèle dynamique de fissuration est développé afin d'étudier l'impact de l'élancement sur la capacité des réseaux de poutres QP à dissiper de l'énergie par fissuration. Finalement une méthode Coarse Graining est développée pour identifier un milieu Cosserat continu équivalant au réseau de poutres QP pour différentes échelles. Cette méthode permet d'identifier la densité, les déformations, les contraintes et donc les modules d'élasticité du milieu Cosserat équivalent, permettant ainsi une meilleure compréhension du rôle des sous structures précédemment identifiées Quasi periodic (QP) structures have shown peculiar properties in the atomistic domain, especially the vibrational one. It could be interesting to be able to transpose these properties in macroscopic meta-materials. Quasi periodic 2D beam lattices are studied in this thesis due to the simplicity of the Euler Bernoulli finite element (FE) model. These beam lattices can easily be produced by additive manufacturing or by laser cutting. It is possible to vary the beam slenderness (i.e the ratio of height over length) that is a interesting parameter to modify the mechanical response of the lattice. Using finite element method, the influence of the beam slenderness over the vibration behavior of the QP beam lattices will be studied. The Kernel Polynomial numerical Method (KPM) is successfully adapted from molecular dynamics simulations in order to study vibrational modes of FE beam lattices without having to fully diagonalize the dynamical matrix. The QP lattices show similar properties as their atomic counterpart e.g mode localization over sub-stuctures and hierarchical dispersion relation. The fracture behavior is also studied, as the special symmetries allowed by the quasi periodicity could result in beam lattices without weak planes for crack propagation. It was proved to be true from static FE simulations with a brittle strain energy breaking criterion. Static simulations were not enough and do not grasp the complex dynamical phenomena taking place in brittle fracture. A dynamic crack propagation model was thus developed. The vibrational properties of quasi periodic structures could also have an impact on the dynamic crack propagation. Several simulations are run in order to study the impact of the slenderness on the energy dissipated by fracture of QP lattices. Finally, a coarse graining method (CG) was developed to identify a continuous Cosserat medium at different scales from the FE beam model. This CG method allows to identify, density, strain, stress and elastic moduli of an equivalent continuous Cosserat. This allows a better understanding of the role of previously identified characteristic sub structures

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Favuzzi, Pedro Antonio. "Ab-initio design methods for selective and efficient optomechanical control of nanophotonic structures." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/185207.

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Dona, Marco. "Static and dynamic analysis of multi-cracked beams with local and non-local elasticity." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2014. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/14893.

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The thesis presents a novel computational method for analysing the static and dynamic behaviour of a multi-damaged beam using local and non-local elasticity theories. Most of the lumped damage beam models proposed to date are based on slender beam theory in classical (local) elasticity and are limited by inaccuracies caused by the implicit assumption of the Euler-Bernoulli beam model and by the spring model itself, which simplifies the real beam behaviour around the crack. In addition, size effects and material heterogeneity cannot be taken into account using the classical elasticity theory due to the absence of any microstructural parameter. The proposed work is based on the inhomogeneous Euler-Bernoulli beam theory in which a Dirac's delta function is added to the bending flexibility at the position of each crack: that is, the severer the damage, the larger is the resulting impulsive term. The crack is assumed to be always open, resulting in a linear system (i.e. nonlinear phenomena associated with breathing cracks are not considered). In order to provide an accurate representation of the structure's behaviour, a new multi-cracked beam element including shear effects and rotatory inertia is developed using the flexibility approach for the concentrated damage. The resulting stiffness matrix and load vector terms are evaluated by the unit-displacement method, employing the closed-form solutions for the multi-cracked beam problem. The same deformed shapes are used to derive the consistent mass matrix, also including the rotatory inertia terms. The two-node multi-damaged beam model has been validated through comparison of the results of static and dynamic analyses for two numerical examples against those provided by a commercial finite element code. The proposed model is shown to improve the computational efficiency as well as the accuracy, thanks to the inclusion of both shear deformations and rotatory inertia. The inaccuracy of the spring model, where for example for a rotational spring a finite jump appears on the rotations' profile, has been tackled by the enrichment of the elastic constitutive law with higher order stress and strain gradients. In particular, a new phenomenological approach based upon a convenient form of non-local elasticity beam theory has been presented. This hybrid non-local beam model is able to take into account the distortion on the stress/strain field around the crack as well as to include the microstructure of the material, without introducing any additional crack related parameters. The Laplace's transform method applied to the differential equation of the problem allowed deriving the static closed-form solution for the multi-cracked Euler-Bernoulli beams with hybrid non-local elasticity. The dynamic analysis has been performed using a new computational meshless method, where the equation of motions are discretised by a Galerkin-type approximation, with convenient shape functions able to ensure the same grade of approximation as the beam element for the classical elasticity. The importance of the inclusion of microstructural parameters is addressed and their effects are quantified also in comparison with those obtained using the classical elasticity theory.

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Belkhiri, Ayman. "Modélisation dynamique de la locomotion compliante : Application au vol battant bio-inspiré de l'insecte." Phd thesis, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00874497.

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Le travail présenté dans cette thèse est consacré à la modélisation de la dynamique de locomotion des "soft robots", i.e. les systèmes multi-corps mobiles compliants. Ces compliances peuvent être localisées et considérées comme des liaisons passives du système,ou bien introduites par des flexibilités distribuées le long des corps. La dynamique de ces systèmes est modélisée en adoptant une approche Lagrangienne basée sur les outils mathématiques développés par l'école américaine de mécanique géométrique. Du point de vue algorithmique, le calcul de ces modèles dynamiques s'appuie sur un algorithme récursif et efficace de type Newton-Euler, ici étendu aux robots locomoteurs munis d'organes compliants. Poursuivant des objectifs de commande et de simulation rapide pour la robotique, l'algorithme proposé est capable de résoudre la dynamique externe directe ainsi que la dynamique inverse des couples internes. Afin de mettre en pratique l'ensemble de ces outils de modélisation, nous avons pris le vol battant des insectes comme exemple illustratif. Les équations non-linéaires qui régissent les déformations passives de l'aile sont établies en appliquant deux méthodes différentes. La première consiste à séparer le mouvement de l'aile en une composante rigide dite de "repère flottant" et une composante de déformation. Cette dernière est paramétrée dans le repère flottant par la méthode des modes supposés ici appliquée à l'aile vue comme une poutre d'Euler-Bernoulli soumise à la flexion et à la torsion. Quant à la seconde approche, les mouvements de l'aile n'y sont pas séparés mais directement paramétrés par les transformations finies rigides et absolues d'une poutre Cosserat. Cette approche est dite Galiléenne ou "géométriquement exacte" en raison du fait qu'elle ne requiert aucune approximation en dehors des inévitables discrétisations spatiale et temporelle imposées parla résolution numérique de la dynamique du vol. Dans les deux cas,les forces aérodynamiques sont prises en compte via un modèle analytique simplifié de type Dickinson. Les modèles et algorithmes résultants sont appliqués à la conception d'un simulateur du vol, ainsi qu'à la conception d'un prototype d'aile, dans le contexte du projet coopératif (ANR) EVA.

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Procopio, Gregory Michael. "Active damping of a Bernoulli-Euler beam via end point impedance control using distributed parameter techniques." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33472.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1987. MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND SCIENCE Bibliography: leaves 85-87. by Gregory Michael Procopio. M.S.

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Migotto, Dionéia. "Autofunções e Frequências de Vibração do Modelo Euler-Bernoulli para Vigas Não-Clássicas." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2011. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/9971.

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This paper presents a methodology for determining eigenfunctions and frequencies of the Euler-Bernoulli model for elastic beams that can include damping and devices located at intermediate or end points of the beam. The eigenfunctions or vibration modes of the beam are obtained by using solution basis generated by the dynamic solution of a fourth-order differential equation, through a block matrix formulation of the boundary and compatibility conditions. The use of the dynamic basis has been often used to reduce the calculations in obtaining the modes and frequencies. Forced responses are obtained with the Galerkin method by modifying the classical modal analysis with the inclusion of new conditions of orthogonality between modes that are suitable for problems with viscous damping or non-classical boundary conditions. Este trabalho apresenta uma metodologia para determinar as autofunções e as frequências de um modelo Euler-Bernoulli para vigas elásticas que podem incluir amortecimento e dispositivos localizados num ponto intermediário ou nos extremos da viga. As autofunções ou modos de vibração da viga são obtidos usando uma base de solução gerada pela solução dinâmica de uma equação diferencial de quarta ordem, através de uma formulação matricial em blocos para as condições de contorno e de compatibilidade. O uso da base dinâmica tem sido frequentemente utilizada para reduzir os cálculos na obtenção dos modos e das frequências. Respostas forçadas são obtidas usando o método de Galerkin, modificando a análise modal clássica com a inclusão de novas condições de ortogonalidade entre os modos que são adequadas para problemas com amortecimento viscoso ou com condições de contorno não-clássicas

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Nunes, Luis Flávio Soares. "Um método de identificação de fontes de vibração em vigas." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3152/tde-23052014-005646/.

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Neste trabalho, procuramos resolver o problema direto da equação da viga de Euler- Bernoulli bi-engastada com condições iniciais nulas. Estudamos o problema inverso da viga, que consiste em identificar a fonte de vibração, modelada como um elemento em L2, usando como dado a velocidade de um ponto arbitrário da viga, durante um intervalo de tempo arbitrariamente pequeno. A relevância deste trabalho na Engenharia encontra-se, por exemplo, na identificação de danos estruturais em vigas. In this work, we try to solve the direct problem of the clamped-clamped Euler- Bernoulli beam equation, with zero initial conditions. We study the inverse problem of the beam, consisting in the identification of the source of vibration, shaped as an element in L2, using as data the speed from an arbitrary point of the beam, during a time interval arbitrarily small. The relevance of this work in Engineering, for example, is in the identification of structural damage in beams.

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Pratt, Brittan Sheldon. "An assessment of least squares finite element models with applications to problems in heat transfer and solid mechanics." Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85941.

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Research is performed to assess the viability of applying the least squares model to one-dimensional heat transfer and Euler-Bernoulli Beam Theory problems. Least squares models were developed for both the full and mixed forms of the governing one-dimensional heat transfer equation along weak form Galerkin models. Both least squares and weak form Galerkin models were developed for the first order and second order versions of the Euler-Bernoulli beams. Several numerical examples were presented for the heat transfer and Euler- Bernoulli beam theory. The examples for heat transfer included: a differential equation having the same form as the governing equation, heat transfer in a fin, heat transfer in a bar and axisymmetric heat transfer in a long cylinder. These problems were solved using both least squares models, and the full form weak form Galerkin model. With all four examples the weak form Galerkin model and the full form least squares model produced accurate results for the primary variables. To obtain accurate results with the mixed form least squares model it is necessary to use at least a quadratic polynominal. The least squares models with the appropriate approximation functions yielde more accurate results for the secondary variables than the weak form Galerkin. The examples presented for the beam problem include: a cantilever beam with linearly varying distributed load along the beam and a point load at the end, a simply supported beam with a point load in the middle, and a beam fixed on both ends with a distributed load varying cubically. The first two examples were solved using the least squares model based on the second order equation and a weak form Galerkin model based on the full form of the equation. The third problem was solved with the least squares model based on the second order equation. Both the least squares model and the Galerkin model calculated accurate results for the primary variables, while the least squares model was more accurate on the secondary variables. In general, the least-squares finite element models yield more acurate results for gradients of the solution than the traditional weak form Galkerkin finite element models. Extension of the present assessment to multi-dimensional problems and nonlinear provelms is awaiting attention.

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Dettmann, Aaron. "Loosely coupled, modular framework for linear static aeroelastic analyses." Thesis, KTH, Lättkonstruktioner, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-262047.

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A computational framework for linear static aeroelastic analyses is presented. The overall aeroelasticity model is applicable to conceptual aircraft design studies and other low-fidelity aero-structural analyses. A partitioned approach is used, i. e. separate solvers for aerodynamics and structure analyses are coupled in a suitable way, together forming a model for aeroelastic simulations. Aerodynamics are modelled using the vortexlattice method (VLM), a simple computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model based on potential flow. The structure is represented by a three-dimensional (3D) Euler-Bernoulli beam model in a finite element method (FEM) formulation. A particular focus was put on the modularity and loose coupling of aforementioned models. The core of the aeroelastic framework was abstracted, such that it does not depend on any specific details of the underlying aerodynamics and structure modules. The final aeroelasticity model constitutes independent software tools for the VLM and the beam FEM, as well as a framework enabling the aeroelastic coupling. These different tools have been developed as part of this thesis work. A wind tunnel experiment with a simple wing model is presented as a validation test case. An aero-structural analysis of a fully elastic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (OptiMale) is described and results are compared with an existing higherfidelity study. Rapporten beskriver en beräkningsmodell för linjära, statisk aeroelastiska analyser. Modellen kan användas för konceptuella designstudier av flygplan. En partitionerad metod används, d v s separata lösare för aerodynamik- och strukturanalyser kopplas på ett lämpligt sätt, och bildar tillsammans en modell för aeroelastiska simulationer. Aerodynamik modelleras med hjälp av en så kallad vortex-lattice method (VLM), en enkel modell för beräkningsströmningsdynamik (CFD) som är baserad på friktionsfri strömning. Strukturen representeras av en tredimensionell (3D) Euler-Bernoulli-balkmodell implementerad med hjälp av en finita elementmetod (FEM). Ovannämnda modeller har utvecklats med fokus på modularitet och lös koppling. Kärnan i den aeroelastiska modellen har abstraherats så att den inte beror på specifika detaljer i de underliggande aerodynamik- och strukturmodulerna. Aeroelasticitetsmodellen i sin helhet består av separata mjukvaruprogram för VLM och balk-FEM, såväl som ett ramverk som möjliggör den aeroelastiska kopplingen. Dessa olika program har utvecklats som en del av examensarbetet. Ett vindtunnelförsök med en enkel vingmodell presenteras som ett valideringstest. Dessutom beskrivs en analys av ett elastiskt obemannad flygplan (OptiMale) och resultaten jämförs med en befintlig studie som har genomförts med modeller av högre trovärdighet.

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Wang, Tzin Shaun. "A Hermite Cubic Immersed Finite Element Space for Beam Design Problems." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32911.

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This thesis develops an immersed finite element (IFE) space for numerical simulations arising from beam design with multiple materials. This IFE space is based upon meshes that can be independent of interface of the materials used to form a beam. Both the forward and inverse problems associated with the beam equation are considered. The order of accuracy of this IFE space is numerically investigated from the point of view of both the interpolation and finite element solution of the interface boundary value problems. Both single and multiple interfaces are considered in our numerical simulation. The results demonstrate that this IFE space has the optimal order of approximation capability. Master of Science

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Rydström, Sara. "Regularization of Parameter Problems for Dynamic Beam Models." Licentiate thesis, Växjö University, School of Mathematics and Systems Engineering, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-7367.

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The field of inverse problems is an area in applied mathematics that is of great importance in several scientific and industrial applications. Since an inverse problem is typically founded on non-linear and ill-posed models it is a very difficult problem to solve. To find a regularized solution it is crucial to have a priori information about the solution. Therefore, general theories are not sufficient considering new applications.In this thesis we consider the inverse problem to determine the beam bending stiffness from measurements of the transverse dynamic displacement. Of special interest is to localize parts with reduced bending stiffness. Driven by requirements in the wood-industry it is not enough considering time-efficient algorithms, the models must also be adapted to manage extremely short calculation times.For the developing of efficient methods inverse problems based on the fourth order Euler-Bernoulli beam equation and the second order string equation are studied. Important results are the transformation of a nonlinear regularization problem to a linear one and a convex procedure for finding parts with reduced bending stiffness.

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Sharma, Utshree. "Damage Detection in a Steel Beam using Vibration Response." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1596222984454508.

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Evans, Katie Allison. "Reduced Order Controllers for Distributed Parameter Systems." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/11063.

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Distributed parameter systems (DPS) are systems defined on infinite dimensional spaces. This includes problems governed by partial differential equations (PDEs) and delay differential equations. In order to numerically implement a controller for a physical system we often first approximate the PDE and the PDE controller using some finite dimensional scheme. However, control design at this level will typically give rise to controllers that are inherently large-scale. This presents a challenge since we are interested in the design of robust, real-time controllers for physical systems. Therefore, a reduction in the size of the model and/or controller must take place at some point. Traditional methods to obtain lower order controllers involve reducing the model from that for the PDE, and then applying a standard control design technique. One such model reduction technique is balanced truncation. However, it has been argued that this type of method may have an inherent weakness since there is a loss of physical information from the high order, PDE approximating model prior to control design. In an attempt to capture characteristics of the PDE controller before the reduction step, alternative techniques have been introduced that can be thought of as controller reduction methods as opposed to model reduction methods. One such technique is LQG balanced truncation. Only recently has theory for LQG balanced truncation been developed in the infinite dimensional setting. In this work, we numerically investigate the viability of LQG balanced truncation as a suitable means for designing low order, robust controllers for distributed parameter systems. We accomplish this by applying both balanced reduction techniques, coupled with LQG, MinMax and central control designs for the low order controllers, to the cable mass, Klein-Gordon, and Euler-Bernoulli beam PDE systems. All numerical results include a comparison of controller performance and robustness properties of the closed loop systems. Ph. D.

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Tartibu, Kwanda. "A simplified analysis of the vibration of variable length blade as might be used in wind turbine systems." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1244.

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Vibration is an inherent phenomenon in dynamic mechanical systems. The work undertaken in this thesis is to identify natural frequencies of a variable length blade. Therefore designers can ensure that natural frequencies will not be close to the frequency (or integer multiples) of the main excitation forces in order to avoid resonance. For a wind turbine blade, the frequency range between 0.5 Hz and 30 Hz is relevant. The turbine blade is approximated by a cantilever, therefore, it is fully constrained where attached to a turbine shaft/hub. Flap-wise, edge-wise and torsional natural frequencies are calculated. The MATLAB program “BEAMANALYSIS.m” has been developed for the finite element analysis of a one dimensional model of the beam. Similarly, a three dimensional model of the beam has been developed in a finite element program Unigraphics NX5. The results found using the MATLAB program are compared with those found with NX5. Satisfactory agreement between the results is found for frequencies up to almost 500 Hz. Additionally, the frequencies one might expect in an experiment are identified. Experimental modal analysis has been performed on a uniform and stepped beam made of mild steel to extract the first five flap-wise natural frequencies. The results found have been compared to numerical results and the exact solution of an Euler-Bernoulli beam. Concurrence is found for the frequency range of interest. Although, some discrepancies exist at higher frequencies (above 500 Hz), finite element analysis proves to be reliable for calculating natural frequencies. Finally, the fixed portion and moveable portion of the variable length blade are approximated respectively by a hollow and a solid beam which can be slid in and out. Ten different configurations of the variable length blade, representing ten different positions of the moveable portion are investigated. A MATLAB program named VARIBLADEANALYSIS.m was developed to predict natural frequencies. Similarly three dimensional models of the variable length blade have been developed in the finite element program Unigraphics NX5. This work was supported by the Research office of CPUT.

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Seibel, Aline Brum. "USO DA BASE DINÂMICA EM UM SISTEMA DE DUAS VIGAS ACOPLADAS." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2013. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/9986.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior This work researches on free and forced vibrations of a double beam coupled system. The system is regarded as two Euler-Bernoulli beams which are parallel, have the same length, are simply supported and are connected through a viscoelastic layer. Natural frequencies and their mode shapes, also called eigenfunctions, of the coupled system are obtained through a uniform beam methodology which uses the free dynamical basis to represent the solution of the the modal equation. This study uses modal analysis and block matrix formulation, while the dynamical basis used to represent the modal solution is obtained from the dynamical solution of a fourth order differential equation whose coefficients are just those of the original problem. The natural frequencies and mode shapes of the undamped system are determined for several values of beam parameters. For the damped case, damping ratios of each beam and also of the viscoelastic layer (which characterizes the coupling the system) are considered. The forced response is represented using matrix impulse response, which is the solution of an initial value problem with impulsive initial conditions. Neste trabalho é realizado um estudo sobre vibrações livres e forçadas de um sistema de dupla viga acoplado. O sistema é composto por duas vigas do tipo Euler-Bernoulli, paralelas, de mesmo comprimento, simplesmente apoiadas e conectadas por uma camada viscoelástica. São obtidas as frequências naturais e os modos de vibração ou autofunções do sistema acoplado utilizando uma metodologia para vigas uniformes, que usa a base dinâmica para escrever a solução da equação modal. O estudo é realizado através da análise modal e de uma formulação matricial em blocos, e a base dinâmica usada para escrever a solução da equação modal é gerada pela solução dinâmica de uma equação diferencial de quarta ordem cujos coeficientes são os mesmos do problema considerado. As frequências naturais e os modos de vibração para o sistema não amortecido são determinados para vários valores dos parâmetros da viga. Para o caso amortecido, consideramos o amortecimento individual em cada viga e o amortecimento que compõe a camada viscoelástica o qual caracteriza o acoplamento no sistema. A resposta forçada do sistema é escrita em função da resposta impulso matricial que é solução de um problema de valor inicial com condições iniciais impulsivas.

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Le, Thi Thu Ha. "Contribution à la détection, à la localisation d’endommagements par des méthodes d’analyse dynamique des modifications structurales d'une poutre avec tension : application au suivi des câbles du génie civil." Thesis, Paris Est, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PEST1028/document.

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L'objectif de ce travail est de mettre au point des méthodes pour détecter, localiser, quantifier et suivre l'évolution de l'endommagement dans les câbles courts, tels que les suspentes des ponts suspendus, à partir de leurs réponses vibratoires. Afin de modéliser ces câbles, un modèle linéaire 1D de poutre d'Euler Bernoulli avec tension est utilisé. Ce modèle permet de modéliser une large gamme de structures, allant de la corde vibrante à la poutre sans tension. Pour le câble, l'endommagement est introduit dans l'équation vibratoire par des modifications locales de la masse linéique et de la rigidité en flexion et par un changement global de la tension. De plus, pour introduire une "fissure" dans l'équation vibratoire d'une poutre, la modification de la rigidité peut être remplacée par un ressort de rotation au niveau de la fissure. Pour ces deux modèles d'introduction d'endommagements, une estimation analytique au premier ordre des variations des paramètres modaux en fonction des modifications est établie. Grâce aux estimations analytiques obtenues pour la variation relative des fréquences en fonctions des modifications physiques, nous développons des techniques de localisation pour deux cas d'étude : deux essais seuls correspondants à deux états (sain et endommagé) et une série d'essais (plusieurs essais de l'état sain à l'état endommagé). Pour ce second cas, une autre méthode de détection et de localisation utilisant cette fois la SVD est proposée. Les méthodes proposées sont testées sur des données numériques et sur des données expérimentales existant dans la littérature ou effectuées pendant la thèse The objective of this work is to develop methods to detect, localize, quantify and follow the evolution of the damage in short cables, such as suspenders of the suspension bridges, using their vibratory responses. To simulate these cables, a 1D Euler Bernoulli beam linear model with tension is used. This model allows to study a wide range of structures from the vibrating string to the beam without tension. For cables, damage is introduced into the vibratory equation by local changes of the linear density and the bending stiffness and a global change in the tension. To introduce a crack in the vibrating beam equation, the change in the rigidity may be replaced by a pinned joint at the location ofthe crack. For both these models, a first order analytical estimation of the variation of modal parameters due to theses changes is established. Using these analytical estimations of the relative frequency variations in functions of the physical changes, we develop methods of localization for two cases : only two tests corresponding to two states (healthy and damaged) and a series of tests (several tests on the healthy state and several tests on the damaged state). For the second case, we propose another method of detection and localization which uses the SVD tool . These methods are tested on numerical data and experimental data from literature or from tests performed during the phD

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Gonzalez, Campos David Jonathan. "A Study of Shock Analysis Using the Finite Element Method Verified with Euler-Bernoulli Beam Theory; Mechanical Effects Due to Pulse Width Variation of Shock Inputs; and Evaluation of Shock Response of a Mixed Flow Fan." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2014. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1294.

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A Study Of Shock Analysis Using The Finite Element Method Verified With Euler-Bernoulli Beam Theory; Mechanical Effects Due To Pulse Width Variation Of Shock Inputs; And Evaluation Of Shock Response Of A Mixed Flow Fan David Jonathan González Campos For many engineers that use finite element analysis or FEA, it is very important to know how to properly model and obtain accurate solutions for complicated loading conditions such as shock loading. Transient acceleration loads, such as shocks, are not as common as static loads. Analyzing these types of problems is less understood, which is the basis for this study. FEA solutions are verified using classical theory, as well as experimental results. The complex loading combination of shock and high speed rotation is also studied. Ansys and its graphic user interface, Workbench Version 14.5, are the programs used to solve these types of problems. Classical theory and Matlab codes, as well as experimental results, are used to verify finite element solutions for a simple structure, such as a cantilevered beam. The discrepancy of these FEA results is found to be 2.3%. The Full Method and the Mode Superposition Method in Ansys are found to be great solution tools for shock loading conditions, including complex acceleration and force conditions. The Full Method requires less pre-processing but solutions could take days, as opposed to hours, to complete in comparison with the Mode Superposition Method, depending on the 3D Model. The Mode Superposition Method requires more time and input by the user but solves relatively quickly. Furthermore, a new representation of critical pulse width of the shock inputs is presented. Experimental and finite element analyses of a complete mixed flow fan undergoing ballistic shock is also completed; deformation results due to shock loading, combined with rotation and aerodynamic loading, account for 32.3% of the total deformation seen from experimental testing. Solution methods incorporated in Ansys, and validation of FEA results using theory, have great potential implications as powerful tools for engineering students and practicing engineers.

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Ndiaye, Moctar. "Stabilisation et simulation de modèles d'interaction fluide-structure." Thesis, Toulouse 3, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TOU30323/document.

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L'objet de cette thèse est l'étude de la stabilisation de modèles d'interaction fluide-structure par des contrôles de dimension finie agissant sur la frontière du domaine fluide. L'écoulement du fluide est décrit par les équations de Navier-Stokes incompressibles tandis que l'évolution de la structure, située à la frontière du domaine fluide, satisfait une équation d'Euler-Bernoulli avec amortissement. Dans le chapitre 1, nous étudions le cas où le contrôle est une condition aux limites de Dirichlet sur les équations du fluide (contrôle par soufflage/aspiration). Nous obtenons des résultats de stabilisation locale du système non-linéaire autour d'une solution stationnaire instable de ce système. Dans les chapitres 2 et 3, nous nous intéressons au cas où le contrôle est une force appliquée sur la structure (contrôle par déformation de paroi). Dans le chapitre 2, nous considérons un modèle simplifié, où l'équation d'Euler-Bernoulli pour la structure est remplacée par un système de dimension finie. Nous construisons des lois de contrôle pour les systèmes de dimension infinie, ou pour leurs approximations semi-discrètes, capables de stabiliser les systèmes linéarisés avec un taux de décroissance exponentielle prescrit, et localement les systèmes non-linéaires. Nous présenterons des résultats numériques permettant de vérifier l'efficacité de ces lois de contrôles The aim of this thesis is to study the stabilization of fluid-structure interaction models by finite dimensional controls acting at the boundary of the fluid domain. The fluid flow is described by the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations while the displacement of the structure, localized at the boundary of the fluid domain, satisfies a damped Euler-Bernoulli beam equation. First, we study the case where the control is a Dirichlet boundary condition in the fluid equations (control by suction/blowing). We obtain local feedback stabilization results around an unstable stationary solution of this system. Chapters 2 and 3 are devoted to the case where control is a force applied to the structure (control by boundary deformation). We consider, in chapter 2, a simplified model where the Euler-Bernoulli equation for the structure is replaced by a system of finite dimension. We construct feedback control laws for the infinite dimensional systems, or for their semi-discrete approximations, able to stabilize the linearized systems with a prescribed exponential decay rate, and locally the nonlinear systems. We present some numerical results showing the efficiency of the feedback laws

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Jukic, Miha. "Finite elements for modeling of localized failure in reinforced concrete." Phd thesis, École normale supérieure de Cachan - ENS Cachan, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00997197.

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In this work, several beam finite element formulations are proposed for failure analysis of planar reinforced concrete beams and frames under monotonic static loading. The localized failure of material is modeled by the embedded strong discontinuity concept, which enhances standard interpolation of displacement (or rotation) with a discontinuous function, associated with an additional kinematic parameter representing jump in displacement (or rotation). The new parameters are local and are condensed on the element level. One stress resultant and two multi-layer beam finite elements are derived. The stress resultant Euler-Bernoulli beam element has embedded discontinuity in rotation. Bending response of the bulk of the element is described by elasto-plastic stress resultant material model. The cohesive relation between the moment and the rotational jump at the softening hinge is described by rigid-plastic model. Axial response is elastic. In the multi-layer beam finite elements, each layer is treated as a bar, made of either concrete or steel. Regular axial strain in a layer is computed according to Euler-Bernoulli or Timoshenko beam theory. Additional axial strain is produced by embedded discontinuity in axial displacement, introduced individually in each layer. Behavior of concrete bars is described by elastodamage model, while elasto-plasticity model is used for steel bars. The cohesive relation between the stress at the discontinuity and the axial displacement jump is described by rigid-damage softening model in concrete bars and by rigid-plastic softening model in steel bars. Shear response in the Timoshenko element is elastic. Finally, the multi-layer Timoshenko beam finite element is upgraded by including viscosity in the softening model. Computer code implementation is presented in detail for the derived elements. An operator split computational procedure is presented for each formulation. The expressions, required for the local computation of inelastic internal variables and for the global computation of the degrees of freedom, are provided. Performance of the derived elements is illustrated on a set of numerical examples, which show that the multi-layer Euler-Bernoulli beam finite element is not reliable, while the stress-resultant Euler-Bernoulli beam and the multi-layer Timoshenko beam finite elements deliver satisfying results.

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Chidurala, Manohar. "Dynamic Characteristics of Biologically Inspired Hair Receptors for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2015. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2040.

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The highly optimized performance of nature’s creations and biological assemblies has inspired the development of their engineered counter parts that can potentially outperform conventional systems. In particular, bat wings are populated with air flow hair receptors which feedback the information about airflow over their surfaces for enhanced stability and maneuverability during their flight. The hairs in the bat wing membrane play a role in the maneuverability tasks, especially during low-speed flight. The developments of artificial hair sensors (AHS) are inspired by biological hair cells in aerodynamic feedback control designs. Current mathematical models for hair receptors are limited by strict simplifying assumptions of creeping flow hair Reynolds number on AHS fluid-structure interaction (FSI), which may be violated for hair structures integrated on small-scaled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). This study motivates by an outstanding need to understand the dynamic response of hair receptors in flow regimes relevant to bat-scaled UAVs. The dynamic response of the hair receptor within the creeping flow environment is investigated at distinct freestream velocities to extend the applicability of AHS to a wider range of low Reynolds number platforms. Therefore, a threedimensional FSI model coupled with a finite element model using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is developed for a hair-structure and multiple hair-structures in the airflow. The Navier-Stokes equations including continuity equation are solved numerically for the CFD model. The grid independence of the FSI solution is studied from the simulations of the hairstructure mesh and flow mesh around the hair sensor. To describe the dynamic response of the hair receptors, the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the hair receptors, computed from the finite element model, are compared with the excitation frequencies in vacuum. This model is described with both the boundary layer effects and effects of inertial forces due to fluid-structure xiv interaction of the hair receptors. For supporting the FSI model, the dynamic response of the hair receptor is also validated considering the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory including the steady and unsteady airflow.

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Dixit, Akash. "Damage modeling and damage detection for structures using a perturbation method." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43575.

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This thesis is about using structural-dynamics based methods to address the existing challenges in the field of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). Particularly, new structural-dynamics based methods are presented, to model areas of damage, to do damage diagnosis and to estimate and predict the sensitivity of structural vibration properties like natural frequencies to the presence of damage. Towards these objectives, a general analytical procedure, which yields nth-order expressions governing mode shapes and natural frequencies and for damaged elastic structures such as rods, beams, plates and shells of any shape is presented. Features of the procedure include the following: 1. Rather than modeling the damage as a fictitious elastic element or localized or global change in constitutive properties, it is modeled in a mathematically rigorous manner as a geometric discontinuity. 2. The inertia effect (kinetic energy), which, unlike the stiffness effect (strain energy), of the damage has been neglected by researchers, is included in it. 3. The framework is generic and is applicable to wide variety of engineering structures of different shapes with arbitrary boundary conditions which constitute self adjoint systems and also to a wide variety of damage profiles and even multiple areas of damage. To illustrate the ability of the procedure to effectively model the damage, it is applied to beams using Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko theories and to plates using Kirchhoff's theory, supported on different types of boundary conditions. Analytical results are compared with experiments using piezoelectric actuators and non-contact Laser-Doppler Vibrometer sensors. Next, the step of damage diagnosis is approached. Damage diagnosis is done using two methodologies. One, the modes and natural frequencies that are determined are used to formulate analytical expressions for a strain energy based damage index. Two, a new damage detection parameter are identified. Assuming the damaged structure to be a linear system, the response is expressed as the summation of the responses of the corresponding undamaged structure and the response (negative response) of the damage alone. If the second part of the response is isolated, it forms what can be regarded as the damage signature. The damage signature gives a clear indication of the damage. In this thesis, the existence of the damage signature is investigated when the damaged structure is excited at one of its natural frequencies and therefore it is called ``partial mode contribution". The second damage detection method is based on this new physical parameter as determined using the partial mode contribution. The physical reasoning is verified analytically, thereupon it is verified using finite element models and experiments. The limits of damage size that can be determined using the method are also investigated. There is no requirement of having a baseline data with this damage detection method. Since the partial mode contribution is a local parameter, it is thus very sensitive to the presence of damage. The parameter is also shown to be not affected by noise in the detection ambience.

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TEZZON, ENRICO. "Static analysis and delamination of structures in adhesive contact with an elastic half-plane using a coupled FE-BIE model." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Ferrara, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2403216.

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Travi, telai o lastre in perfetta aderenza con un isotropo od ortotropo substrato sono stati analizzati per mezzo di un metodo agli elementi finiti con equazioni integrali al contorno (FE-BIE). Il confronto del comportamento di una trave rigida è realizzato con soluzioni disponibili in forma chiusa per problemi di contatto su un indentatore rigido. Una varietà di esempi pratici sono rappresentati per dimostrare l'efficacia del modello proposto, facendo uso della funzione generalizzata di Green per il semipiano. Inoltre, il presente metodo è stato investigato assumendo una "interfaccia debole" per simulare il comportamento dell'adesivo tra due materiali. Il rapporto tra scorrimento e reazione interfacciale è supposto "a priori" elastico o elastico-plastico lineare. I casi semplici lineari sono stati confrontati con la soluzione di Melan. Delaminazione di un rinforzo FRP su substrato in calcestruzzo è stato riportato e confrontato con i risultati sperimentali e con la previsione di un altro modello presente in letteratura. Infine, elementi d'interfaccia con spessore nullo sono stati usati negli elementi finiti 2D per riprodurre una rottura fragile in un substrato laminato. Beams, frames or thin-shells in perfect adhesion with an isotropic or orthotropic substrate are analysed by means of a Finite Element-Boundary Integral Equation (FE-BIE) method. Comparison of a rigid beam behaviour is made with available closed-form solutions to the contact problem of a rigid indenter. A variety of practical examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed model, making use of the generalised Green's function for the half-plane. Furthermore, the present method has been investigated assuming a "weak interface" to simulate the behaviour of adhesive between two materials. The relationship of slip and interfacial reaction is supposed "a priori" linear elastic or elastic-plastic. The simple linear cases are compared with the Melan's solution. Debonding of a FRP-strengthened reinforced concrete substrate has been reported and confronted with experimental results and prediction of another model found in the literature. Finally, zero-thickness interface elements are used in the 2D finite elements to reproduce a brittle fracture within a laminate substrate.

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Crisafulli, Daniela. "Advanced modelling of multilayered composites and functionally graded structures by means of Unified Formulation." Thesis, Paris 10, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA100055/document.

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La plupart des problèmes d'ingénierie des deux derniers siècles ont été résolus grâce à des modèles structuraux pour poutres, plaques et coques. Les théories classiques, tels que Euler-Bernoulli, Navier et de Saint-Venant pour les poutres, et Kirchhoff-Love et Mindlin-Reissner pour plaques et coques, ont permis de réduire le problème générique 3-D, dans le problème unidimensionnel pour les poutres et deux dimensionnelle pour les coques et les plaques. Théories raffinés d'ordre supérieur ont été proposées au cours du temps, comme les modèles classiques ne consentez pas à d'obtenir une complète domaine des contraintes et des déformations. La Carrera Unified Formulation (UF) a été proposé au cours de la dernière décennie, et permet de développer un grand nombre de théories structurelles avec un nombre variable d'inconnues principales au moyen d'une notation compacte et se référant à des nuclei fondamentales. Cette formulation unifiée permet de dériver carrément des modèles structurels d'ordre supérieur, pour les poutres, plaques et coques. Dans ce cadre, cette thèse vise à étendre la formulation pour l'analyse des structures fonctionnellement gradués (FGM), en introduisant aussi le problème thermo-mécanique, dans le cas des poutres fonctionnellement gradués. Suite à la formulation unifiée, les variables génériques déplacements sont écrits en termes de fonctions de base, qui multiplie les inconnues. Dans la deuxième partie de la thèse, de nouvelles fonctions de bases pour la modélisation des coques, qui représentent une approximation trigonométrique des variables déplacements, sont pris en compte Most of the engineering problems of the last two centuries have been solved thanks to structural models for both beams, and for plates and shells. Classical theories, such as Euler-Bernoulli, Navier and De Saint-Venant for beams, and Kirchhoff-Love and Mindlin- Reissner for plates and shells, permitted to reduce the generic 3-D problem, in onedimensional one for beams and two-dimensional for shells and plates. Refined higher order theories have been proposed in the course of time, as the classical models do not consent to obtain a complete stress/strain field. Carrera Unified Formulation (UF) has been proposed during the last decade, and allows to develop a large number of structural theories with a variable number of main unknowns by means of a compact notation and referring to few fundamental nuclei. This Unified Formulation allows to derive straightforwardly higher-order structural models, for beams, plates and shells. In this framework, this thesis aims to extend the formulation for the analysis of Functionally Graded structures, introducing also the thermo-mechanical problem, in the case of functionally graded beams. Following the Unified Formulation, the generic displacements variables are written in terms of a base functions, which multiplies the unknowns. In the second part of the thesis, new bases functions for shells modelling, accounting for trigonometric approximation of the displacements variables, are considered

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Johnson, William Richard. "Active Structural Acoustic Control of Clamped and Ribbed Plates." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4011.

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A control metric, the weighted sum of spatial gradients (WSSG), has been developed for use in active structural acoustic control (ASAC). Previous development of WSSG [1] showed that it was an effective control metric on simply supported plates, while being simpler to measure than other control metrics, such as volume velocity. The purpose of the current work is to demonstrate that the previous research can be generalized to plates with a wider variety of boundary conditions and on less ideal plates. Two classes of plates have been considered: clamped flat plates, and ribbed plates. On clamped flat plates an analytical model has been developed for use in WSSG that assumes the mode shapes are the product of clamped-clamped beam mode shapes. The boundary condition specific weights for use in WSSG have been derived from this formulation and provide a relatively uniform measurement field, as in the case of the simply supported plate. Using this control metric, control of radiated sound power has been simulated. The results show that WSSG provides comparable control to volume velocity on the clamped plate. Results also show, through random placement of the sensors on the plate, that similar control can be achieved regardless of sensor location. This demonstrates that WSSG is an effective control metric on a variety of boundary conditions. Ribbed plates were considered because of their wide use in aircraft and ships. In this case, a finite-element model of the plate has been used to obtain the displacement field on the plate under a variety of boundary conditions. Due to the discretized model involved, a numerical, as opposed to analytical, formulation for WSSG has been developed. Simulations using this model show that ASAC can be performed effectively on ribbed plates. In particular WSSG was found to perform comparable to or better than volume velocity on all boundary conditions examined. The sensor insensitivity property was found to hold within each section (divided by the ribs) of the plate, a slightly modified form of the flat plate insensitivity property where the plates have been shown to be relatively insensitive to sensor location over the entire surface of the plate. Improved control at natural frequencies can be achieved by applying a second control force. This confirms that ASAC is a viable option for the control of radiated sound power on non-ideal physical systems similar to ribbed plates.

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Bode, Yamini. "Vibration analysis of coupled coaxial carbon nanotube with damping in the presence of graphene sheet." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1533846556736521.

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Bombas, Duarte André. "Analytical and Numerical Analysis of Euler-Bernoulli Beams: Telescopic Beam Deflection." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/11679.

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Aircraft morphology adaptation is a subject that is becoming increasingly more important in order to significantly improve its adaptation to the mission to perform. Variable wingspan aircraft have been studied for a while now and its benefits in terms of efficiency and performance are well known. However, they have a type of geometry that is structurally complex and difficult to analyze. This study appears with the purpose of simplifying said geometry and analyze the displacements that occur on a telescopic beam subjected to a certain load distributed along its span and in what way different types of supports between its constituent segments and certain structural differences can influence significantly, or not, such displacements. In this dissertation it is assumed a theoretical analysis of Euler-Bernoulli beams, whose primary characteristic is to neglect the shear strains along the beam’s length, admitting that plane cross-sections are perpendicular to the axis before and after the deformation. This theory is used due to the fact that this study only deals with small deflections and assuming that the beam does not decrease its dimensions on the longitudinal axis after the displacements. To test the three different cases of telescopic beam mechanisms, it is important to know what characteristics are necessary for a correct study of the displacements. Firstly, the two different segments have different flexural rigidities. Secondly, the types of supports used between the segments are different, being for Case 1 a cantilever beam support; for Case 2 a simply supported overhanging telescopic mechanism; and for Case 3 an overhanging telescopic support with a continuous contact. For both the analytical and numerical analysis, the parameters used are the total length of the beam (L), each segment’s length (L0, L1 and L2), the ratios between those lengths and the total length of the beam (KL0 and KL2 ) and the ratio between the flexural rigidity of the tip and root segments (KEI ). These parameters are used in order to obtain non-dimensionalized results. The analytical analysis is carried out and the equations that describe the deformation behavior of the beams are obtained. Posteriorly, the numerical analysis of the same cases is performed with the aid of finite element analysis computational tools, in order to compare those results with the former ones. With this, it is intended to understand how these types of support mechanisms and segment size alterations influence the deformations and what is the veracity and acuity of the equations that describe them. It is also proposed the hypothesis that an ideal margin of length of the telescopic segment exists where the beam’s tip deflection decreases, before it reaches its maximum value. A adaptação da morfologia de aeronaves é cada vez mais importante de modo a melhorar significativamente a sua adaptação à missão a desempenhar. Aeronaves de envergadura variável são estudadas há já bastante tempo e estão provados os seus benefícios em termos de eficiência e desempenho. No entanto, são geometrias estruturalmente complexas e difíceis de analisar. Este estudo surge com o intuito de simplificar dita geometria e analisar as deformações que ocorrem numa viga telescópica sujeita a uma carga distribuída ao longo da sua envergadura e de que forma diferentes tipos de apoios entre os segmentos que a constituem e determinadas diferenças estruturais podem influenciar significativamente, ou não, essas mesmas deformações. Nesta dissertação é assumida uma análise teórica de vigas de Euler-Bernoulli, cuja principal característica é desprezar as forças de corte ao longo da envergadura da viga, admitindo que as secções transversais são perpendiculares ao eixo neutro antes e após a deformação. Esta teoria é usada devido ao facto de se lidar com pequenas deflexões e admitindo que a viga não diminui as suas dimensões no eixo longitudinal após a deformação. De modo a testar os três diferentes tipos de mecanismos telescópicos, é importante saber quais as características que são necessárias para o correto estudo das deformações. Em primeiro lugar, os dois segmentos têm diferentes valores de rigidez à flexão. Em segundo lugar, os tipos de suporte usados entre os segmentos são diferentes, sendo para o Caso 1 um suporte de viga encastrada; para o Caso 2 uma viga em suspensão com um suporte simples; e para o Caso 3 um viga em suspensão com contacto contínuo entre os dois segmentos. Para a análise analitica e numérica os parâmetros usados são o comprimento total da viga (L), os comprimentos de cada segmento (L0, L1 e L2), as razões entre esses comprimentos e o comprimento total da viga (KL0 e KL2 ) e a razão entre a rigidez à flexão de cada um dos segmentos (KEI ). Estes parâmetros são usados de modo a obter resultados adimensionalizados. Procede-se então à análise analítica e obtenção das equações que descrevem o comportamento de deformação das vigas. Posteriormente, efetuou-se a análise numérica dos mesmos casos com recurso a ferramentas computacionais de elementos finitos para que se possam comparar estes resultados com os da análise analítica. Com isto, pretende-se perceber como é que estes tipos de apoios e alterações no tamanho dos segmentos influenciam as deformações e com que veracidade e acuidade tais equações descrevem as mesmas. É também proposta a hipótese de que existe uma margem ideal do comprimento do segmento telescópico em que a deflexão da ponta da viga diminui, antes de voltar a aumentar até ao seu valor máximo.

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Wen, Wu-Yang, and 溫武洋. "Vibration Analysis of Axially Functionally Graded Euler-Bernoulli beams." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ehz7ga.

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碩士 中原大學 機械工程研究所 103 In this study, consider a functionally graded Euler’s beam based on graded material, to analyze the natural frequency with several different materials. First, we derive the equation of motion and boundary conditions by Hamilton’s principle, and then use the Galerkin’s method to reduce the equations of motion to ordinary differential equations, finally apply Runge-Kutta method to obtain the Relationship of amplitude and time.

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HUANG, YU-SHU, and 黃玉書. "The determination of boundary conditions of bernoulli-euler beams by vibration experiment." Thesis, 1990. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13395271713580245640.

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Raut, Ameeta A. "Nonlinear Analysis of Beams Using Least-Squares Finite Element Models Based on the Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko Beam Theories." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7241.

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The conventional finite element models (FEM) of problems in structural mechanics are based on the principles of virtual work and the total potential energy. In these models, the secondary variables, such as the bending moment and shear force, are post-computed and do not yield good accuracy. In addition, in the case of the Timoshenko beam theory, the element with lower-order equal interpolation of the variables suffers from shear locking. In both Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam theories, the elements based on weak form Galerkin formulation also suffer from membrane locking when applied to geometrically nonlinear problems. In order to alleviate these types of locking, often reduced integration techniques are employed. However, this technique has other disadvantages, such as hour-glass modes or spurious rigid body modes. Hence, it is desirable to develop alternative finite element models that overcome the locking problems. Least-squares finite element models are considered to be better alternatives to the weak form Galerkin finite element models and, therefore, are in this study for investigation. The basic idea behind the least-squares finite element model is to compute the residuals due to the approximation of the variables of each equation being modeled, construct integral statement of the sum of the squares of the residuals (called least-squares functional), and minimize the integral with respect to the unknown parameters (i.e., nodal values) of the approximations. The least-squares formulation helps to retain the generalized displacements and forces (or stress resultants) as independent variables, and also allows the use of equal order interpolation functions for all variables. In this thesis comparison is made between the solution accuracy of finite element models of the Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam theories based on two different least-square models with the conventional weak form Galerkin finite element models. The developed models were applied to beam problems with different boundary conditions. The solutions obtained by the least-squares finite element models found to be very accurate for generalized displacements and forces when compared with the exact solutions, and they are more accurate in predicting the forces when compared to the conventional finite element models.

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Chen, Jou-Heng, and 陳柔衡. "Free vibration analyses of Euler-Bernoulli beams subjected to axial loads and carrying various concentrated elements." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82907729588645985898.

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碩士 國立成功大學 系統及船舶機電工程學系碩博士班 95 This thesis determines the natural frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes of an axial-loaded uniform or non-uniform beam carrying any sets of concentrated elements by using the numerical assembly method (NAM) with each set of concentrated element consisting of a lumped mass with eccentricity and rotary inertia, a translational spring and a rotational spring. First of all, a uniform or non-uniform beam is subdivided into many beam segments with any two adjacent beam segments joined at a node and each node is attached by one set of aforesaid concentrated element. Next, the displacement function of a typical axial-loaded beam segment is derived. By using this displacement function and incorporating with the compatible equations of displacements and slopes and the equilibrium equations of forces and moments at each intermediate node, along with the equations concerning the boundary conditions of the entire beam, one may obtain a set of simultaneous equations. Writing the last equations in matrix form, one obtains the characteristic equation of the vibrating system and setting its coefficient determinant to be zero, one obtains the frequency equation. Finally, one may determine the natural frequencies of the title problem from the frequency equation and the associated integration constants of all beam segments by substituting each of the natural frequencies into the last characteristic equation. Based on the last integration constants and the displacement functions for all beam segments, one may obtain the mode shape corresponding to each natural frequency. Based on the good agreement between the results of this thesis and those of the existing literature, it is believed that the reliability of the theory presented and the computer program developed for this thesis should be acceptable.

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Hsu, Huan-Cheng, and 許桓誠. "By Using Boundary Integral Equation Method to Solve the Inverse Problems of Forces of Euler-Bernoulli Beams." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39628815515428333457.

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碩士 國立臺灣大學 土木工程學研究所 104 Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is a typical beam theory when discussing the behavior of beams. There are several methods to obtain the behaviors of the Euler-Bernoulli beam under an external force, but without knowing the external force, the problem becomes an inverse source problem which is the subject of this thesis. Different from the direct problems, the inverse problems are considered more ill-posed. In this thesis, the boundary integral equations method will be adopted to solve the Euler-Bernoulli beam problem, with its mode shape as an adjoint test function. Then, we assume the trail solution of the integral equation. Finally, we can obtain the numerical solution of the external force. Six examples of Euler beam are used to test the performance of the present method.

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Sarkar, Korak. "Inverse Problems in Free Vibration Analysis of Rotating and Non-Rotating Beams and its Application to Random Eigenvalue Characterization." Thesis, 2016. http://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/3139.

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Rotating and non-rotating beams are widely used to model important engineering struc-tures. Hence, the vibration analyses of these beams are an important problem from a structural dynamics point of view. Depending on the beam dimensions, they are mod-eled using diﬀerent beam theories. In most cases, the governing diﬀerential equations of these types of beams do not yield any simple closed-form solutions; hence we look for the inverse problem approach in determining the beam property variations given certain solutions. The long and slender beams are generally modeled using the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. Under the premise of this theory, we study (i) the second mode tailoring of non-rotating beams having six diﬀerent boundary conditions, (ii) closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis of free-free beams, (iii) closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis for gravity-loaded cantilever beams, (iv) closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis of rotating cantilever and pinned-free beams and (v) beams with shared eigen-pair. Short and thick beams are generally modeled using the Timoshenko beam theory. Here, we provide analytical closed-form solutions for the free vibration analysis of ro-tating non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams. The Rayleigh beam provides a marginal improvement over the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory without venturing into the math-ematical complexities of the Timoshenko beam theory. Under this theory, we provide closed-form solutions for the free vibration analysis of cantilever Rayleigh beams under three diﬀerent axial loading conditions - uniform loading, gravity-loading and centrifu-gally loaded. We assume simple polynomial mode shapes which satisfy the diﬀerent boundary conditions of a particular beam, and derive the corresponding beam property variations. In case of the shared eigenpair, we use the mode shape of a uniform beam which has a closed-form solution and use it to derive the stiﬀness distribution of a corresponding axially loaded beam having same length, mass variation and boundary condition. For the Timoshenko beam, we assume polynomial functions for the bending displacement and the rotation due to bending. The derived properties are demonstrated as benchmark analytical solutions for approximate and numerical methods used for the free vibration analysis of beams. They can also aid in designing actual beams for a pre-specified frequency or nodal locations in some cases. The eﬀect of diﬀerent parameters in the derived property variations and the bounds on the pre-specified frequencies and nodal locations are also studied for certain cases. The derived analytical solutions can also serve as a benchmark solution for diﬀerent statistical simulation tools to find the probabilistic nature of the derived stiﬀness distri-bution for known probability distributions of the pre-specified frequencies. In presence of uncertainty, this flexural stiﬀness is treated as a spatial random field. For known probability distributions of the natural frequencies, the corresponding distribution of this field is determined analytically for the rotating cantilever Euler-Bernoulli beams. The derived analytical solutions are also used to derive the coeﬃcient of variation of the stiﬀness distribution, which is further used to optimize the beam profile to maximize the allowable tolerances during manufacturing.

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Sarkar, Korak. "Inverse Problems in Free Vibration Analysis of Rotating and Non-Rotating Beams and its Application to Random Eigenvalue Characterization." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2005/3139.

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Rotating and non-rotating beams are widely used to model important engineering struc-tures. Hence, the vibration analyses of these beams are an important problem from a structural dynamics point of view. Depending on the beam dimensions, they are mod-eled using diﬀerent beam theories. In most cases, the governing diﬀerential equations of these types of beams do not yield any simple closed-form solutions; hence we look for the inverse problem approach in determining the beam property variations given certain solutions. The long and slender beams are generally modeled using the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. Under the premise of this theory, we study (i) the second mode tailoring of non-rotating beams having six diﬀerent boundary conditions, (ii) closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis of free-free beams, (iii) closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis for gravity-loaded cantilever beams, (iv) closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis of rotating cantilever and pinned-free beams and (v) beams with shared eigen-pair. Short and thick beams are generally modeled using the Timoshenko beam theory. Here, we provide analytical closed-form solutions for the free vibration analysis of ro-tating non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams. The Rayleigh beam provides a marginal improvement over the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory without venturing into the math-ematical complexities of the Timoshenko beam theory. Under this theory, we provide closed-form solutions for the free vibration analysis of cantilever Rayleigh beams under three diﬀerent axial loading conditions - uniform loading, gravity-loading and centrifu-gally loaded. We assume simple polynomial mode shapes which satisfy the diﬀerent boundary conditions of a particular beam, and derive the corresponding beam property variations. In case of the shared eigenpair, we use the mode shape of a uniform beam which has a closed-form solution and use it to derive the stiﬀness distribution of a corresponding axially loaded beam having same length, mass variation and boundary condition. For the Timoshenko beam, we assume polynomial functions for the bending displacement and the rotation due to bending. The derived properties are demonstrated as benchmark analytical solutions for approximate and numerical methods used for the free vibration analysis of beams. They can also aid in designing actual beams for a pre-specified frequency or nodal locations in some cases. The eﬀect of diﬀerent parameters in the derived property variations and the bounds on the pre-specified frequencies and nodal locations are also studied for certain cases. The derived analytical solutions can also serve as a benchmark solution for diﬀerent statistical simulation tools to find the probabilistic nature of the derived stiﬀness distri-bution for known probability distributions of the pre-specified frequencies. In presence of uncertainty, this flexural stiﬀness is treated as a spatial random field. For known probability distributions of the natural frequencies, the corresponding distribution of this field is determined analytically for the rotating cantilever Euler-Bernoulli beams. The derived analytical solutions are also used to derive the coeﬃcient of variation of the stiﬀness distribution, which is further used to optimize the beam profile to maximize the allowable tolerances during manufacturing.

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"Numerical Solutions of Wave Propagation in Beams." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.38587.

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abstract: In order to verify the dispersive nature of transverse displacement in a beam, a deep understanding of the governing partial differential equation is developed. Using the finite element method and Newmark’s method, along with Fourier transforms and other methods, the aim is to obtain consistent results across each numerical technique. An analytical solution is also analyzed for the Euler-Bernoulli beam in order to gain confidence in the numerical techniques when used for more advance beam theories that do not have a known analytical solution. Three different beam theories are analyzed in this report: The Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, Rayleigh beam theory and Timoshenko beam theory. A comparison of the results show the difference between each theory and the advantages of using a more advanced beam theory for higher frequency vibrations. Dissertation/Thesis Masters Thesis Civil Engineering 2016

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Chen, Bo-Zhong, and 陳柏仲. "The application of DQEM to the analysis of the influence of axially distributed force to the vibration of an Euler-Bernoulli beams." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/41043293078884810001.

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碩士 國立成功大學 系統及船舶機電工程學系碩博士班 94 A new numerical approach for solving the problem of a beam with random force is proposed. The approach uses the differential quadrature (DQ) to discretize the governing differential equations defined on all elements, the transition conditions defined on the inter-element boundaries of two adjacent elements, and the boundary conditions of the beam. By assembling all the discrete relation equations, a global linear algebraic system can be obtained. Numerical results of the solutions of beams resting on a foundations obtained by the DQEM are presented. The differential quadrature element method (DQEM) proposed by Dr.C.N. Chen is a numerical analysis method for analyzing continuum mechanics problems. The numerical procedure of this method can systematically implement into a computer program. The coupling of solutions at discrete points is strong. In addition, all fundamental relations are considered in constructing the overall discrete algebraic system. Consequently, convergence can be assured by using less discrete points, and accurate results can be obtained by using less arithmetic operations which can reduce the computer CPU time required.

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Sarkar, Korak. "Closed-form Solutions For Rotating And Non-rotating Beams : An Inverse Problem Approach." Thesis, 2012. https://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/1832.

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Rotating Euler-Bernoulli beams and non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams are widely used to model important engineering structures. Hence the vibration analyses of these beams are an important problem from a structural dynamics point of view. The governing differential equations of both these type of beams do not yield any simple closed form solutions, hence we look for the inverse problem approach in determining the beam property variations given certain solutions. Firstly, we look for a rotating beam, with pinned-free boundary conditions, whose eigenpair (frequency and mode-shape) is same as that of a uniform non-rotating beam for a particular mode. It is seen that for any given mode, there exists a flexural stiffness function (FSF) for which the ith mode eigenpair of a rotating beam with uniform mass distribution, is identical to that of a corresponding non-rotating beam with same length and mass distribution. Inserting these derived FSF's in a finite element code for a rotating pinned-free beam, the frequencies and mode shapes of a non-rotating pinned-free beam are obtained. For the first mode, a physically realistic equivalent rotating beam is possible, but for higher modes, the FSF has internal singularities. Strategies for addressing these singularities in the FSF for finite element analysis are provided. The proposed functions can be used as test functions for rotating beam codes and also for targeted destiffening of rotating beams. Secondly, we study the free vibration of rotating Euler-Bernoulli beams, under cantilever boundary condition. For certain polynomial variations of the mass per unit length and the flexural stiffness, there exists a fundamental closed form solution to the fourth order governing differential equation. It is found that there are an infinite number of rotating beams, with various mass per unit length variations and flexural stiffness distributions, which share the same fundamental frequency and mode shape. The derived flexural stiffness polynomial functions are used as test functions for rotating beam numerical codes. They are also used to design rotating cantilever beams which may be required to vibrate with a particular frequency. Thirdly, we study the free vibration of non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams, under fixed-fixed and fixed-hinged boundary conditions. For certain polynomial variations of the material mass density, elastic modulus and shear modulus, there exists a fundamental closed form solution to the coupled second order governing differential equations. It is found that there are an infinite number of non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams, with various material mass density, elastic modulus and shear modulus distributions, which share the same fundamental frequency and mode shape. They can be used to design non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams which may be required for certain engineering applications.

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Sarkar, Korak. "Closed-form Solutions For Rotating And Non-rotating Beams : An Inverse Problem Approach." Thesis, 2012. http://etd.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2005/1832.

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Rotating Euler-Bernoulli beams and non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams are widely used to model important engineering structures. Hence the vibration analyses of these beams are an important problem from a structural dynamics point of view. The governing differential equations of both these type of beams do not yield any simple closed form solutions, hence we look for the inverse problem approach in determining the beam property variations given certain solutions. Firstly, we look for a rotating beam, with pinned-free boundary conditions, whose eigenpair (frequency and mode-shape) is same as that of a uniform non-rotating beam for a particular mode. It is seen that for any given mode, there exists a flexural stiffness function (FSF) for which the ith mode eigenpair of a rotating beam with uniform mass distribution, is identical to that of a corresponding non-rotating beam with same length and mass distribution. Inserting these derived FSF's in a finite element code for a rotating pinned-free beam, the frequencies and mode shapes of a non-rotating pinned-free beam are obtained. For the first mode, a physically realistic equivalent rotating beam is possible, but for higher modes, the FSF has internal singularities. Strategies for addressing these singularities in the FSF for finite element analysis are provided. The proposed functions can be used as test functions for rotating beam codes and also for targeted destiffening of rotating beams. Secondly, we study the free vibration of rotating Euler-Bernoulli beams, under cantilever boundary condition. For certain polynomial variations of the mass per unit length and the flexural stiffness, there exists a fundamental closed form solution to the fourth order governing differential equation. It is found that there are an infinite number of rotating beams, with various mass per unit length variations and flexural stiffness distributions, which share the same fundamental frequency and mode shape. The derived flexural stiffness polynomial functions are used as test functions for rotating beam numerical codes. They are also used to design rotating cantilever beams which may be required to vibrate with a particular frequency. Thirdly, we study the free vibration of non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams, under fixed-fixed and fixed-hinged boundary conditions. For certain polynomial variations of the material mass density, elastic modulus and shear modulus, there exists a fundamental closed form solution to the coupled second order governing differential equations. It is found that there are an infinite number of non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams, with various material mass density, elastic modulus and shear modulus distributions, which share the same fundamental frequency and mode shape. They can be used to design non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams which may be required for certain engineering applications.

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Mahaffey, Patrick Brian. "Bending, Vibration and Buckling Response of Conventional and Modified Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko Beam Theories Accounting for the von Karman Geometric Nonlinearity." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151319.

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Beams are among the most commonly used structural members that are encountered in virtually all systems of structural design at various scales. Mathematical models used to determine the response of beams under external loads are deduced from the three-dimensional elasticity theory through a series of assumptions concerning the kinematics of deformation and constitutive behavior. The kinematic assumptions exploit the fact that such structures do not experience significant trans- verse normal and shear strains and stresses. For example, the solution of the three- dimensional elasticity problem associated with a straight beam is reformulated as a one-dimensional problem in terms of displacements whose form is presumed on the basis of an educated guess concerning the nature of the deformation. In many cases beam structures are subjected to compressive in-plane loads that may cause out-of-plane buckling of the beam. Typically, before buckling and during compression, the beam develops internal axial force that makes the beam stiffer. In the linear buckling analysis of beams, this internal force is not considered. As a result the buckling loads predicted by the linear analysis are not accurate. The present study is motivated by lack of suitable theory and analysis that considers the nonlinear effects on the buckling response of beams. This thesis contains three new developments: (1) the conventional beam theories are generalized by accounting for nonlinear terms arising from εzz and εxz that are of the same magnitude as the von K´arm´an nonlinear strains appearing in εxx. The equations of motion associated with the generalized Euler–Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam theories with the von K´arm´an type geometric nonlinear strains are derived using Hamilton’s principle. These equations form the basis of investigations to determine certain microstructural length scales on the bending, vibration and buckling response of beams used in micro- and nano-devices. (2) Analytical solutions of the conventional Timoshenko beam theory with the von K´arm´an nonlinearity are de- veloped for the case where the inplane inertia is negligible when compared to other terms in the equations of motion. Numerical results are presented to bring out the effect of transverse shear deformation on the buckling response. (3) The development of a nonlinear finite element model for post-buckling behavior of beams.

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Bhat, Srivatsa K. "On the isospectrals of Rayleigh and Timoshenko beams and a new version of Bresse-Timoshenko equations." Thesis, 2018. https://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/5399.

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Panchore, Vijay. "Analysis of Rotating Beam Problems using Meshless Methods and Finite Element Methods." Thesis, 2016. http://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/3209.

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A partial differential equation in space and time represents the physics of rotating beams. Mostly, the numerical solution of such an equation is an available option as analytical solutions are not feasible even for a uniform rotating beam. Although the numerical solutions can be obtained with a number of combinations (in space and time), one tries to seek for a better alternative. In this work, various numerical techniques are applied to the rotating beam problems: finite element method, meshless methods, and B-spline finite element methods. These methods are applied to the governing differential equations of a rotating Euler-Bernoulli beam, rotating Timoshenko beam, rotating Rayleigh beam, and cracked Euler-Bernoulli beam. This work provides some elegant alternatives to the solutions available in the literature, which are more efficient than the existing methods: the p-version of finite element in time for obtaining the time response of periodic ordinary differential equations governing helicopter rotor blade dynamics, the symmetric matrix formulation for a rotating Euler-Bernoulli beam free vibration problem using the Galerkin method, and solution for the Timoshenko beam governing differential equation for free vibration using the meshless methods. Also, the cracked Euler-Bernoulli beam free vibration problem is solved where the importance of higher order polynomial approximation is shown. Finally, the overall response of rotating blades subjected to aerodynamic forcing is obtained in uncoupled trim where the response is independent of the overall helicopter configuration. Stability analysis for the rotor blade in hover and forward flight is also performed using Floquet theory for periodic differential equations.

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Panchore, Vijay. "Analysis of Rotating Beam Problems using Meshless Methods and Finite Element Methods." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2005/3209.

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A partial differential equation in space and time represents the physics of rotating beams. Mostly, the numerical solution of such an equation is an available option as analytical solutions are not feasible even for a uniform rotating beam. Although the numerical solutions can be obtained with a number of combinations (in space and time), one tries to seek for a better alternative. In this work, various numerical techniques are applied to the rotating beam problems: finite element method, meshless methods, and B-spline finite element methods. These methods are applied to the governing differential equations of a rotating Euler-Bernoulli beam, rotating Timoshenko beam, rotating Rayleigh beam, and cracked Euler-Bernoulli beam. This work provides some elegant alternatives to the solutions available in the literature, which are more efficient than the existing methods: the p-version of finite element in time for obtaining the time response of periodic ordinary differential equations governing helicopter rotor blade dynamics, the symmetric matrix formulation for a rotating Euler-Bernoulli beam free vibration problem using the Galerkin method, and solution for the Timoshenko beam governing differential equation for free vibration using the meshless methods. Also, the cracked Euler-Bernoulli beam free vibration problem is solved where the importance of higher order polynomial approximation is shown. Finally, the overall response of rotating blades subjected to aerodynamic forcing is obtained in uncoupled trim where the response is independent of the overall helicopter configuration. Stability analysis for the rotor blade in hover and forward flight is also performed using Floquet theory for periodic differential equations.

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Murthy, MVVS. "Super-Convergent Finite Elements For Analysis Of Higher Order Laminated Composite Beams." Thesis, 2007. https://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/587.

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Advances in the design and manufacturing technologies have greatly enhanced the utility of fiber reinforced composite materials in aircraft, helicopter and space- craft structural components. The special characteristics of composites such as high strength and stiffness, light-weight corrosion resistance make them suitable sub- stitute for metals/metallic alloys. However, composites are very sensitive to the anomalies induced during their fabrication and service life. Also, they are suscepti- ble to the impact and high frequency loading conditions because the epoxy matrix is at-least an order of magnitude weaker than the embedded reinforced carbon fibers. On the other hand, the carbon based matrix posses high electrical conductivity which is often undesirable. Subsequently, the metal matrix produces high brittleness. Var- ious forms of damage in composite laminates can be identified as indentation, fiber breakage, matrix cracking, fiber-matrix debonding and interply disbonding (delam- ination). Among all the damage modes mentioned above, delamination has been found to be serious for all cases of loading. They are caused by excessive interlaminar shear and normal stresses. The interlaminar stresses that arise in the case of composite materials due to the mismatch in the elastic constants across the plies. Delamination in composites reduce it’s tensile and compressive strengths by consid- erable margins. Hence the knowledge of these stresses is the most important aspect to be looked into. Basic theories like the Euler-Bernoulli’s theory and Timoshenko beam theory are based on many assumptions which poses limitation to determine these stresses accurately. Hence the determination of these interlaminar stresses accurately requires higher order theories to be considered. Most of the conventional methods of determination of the stresses are through the solutions, involving the trigonometric series, which are available only to small and simple problems. The most common method of solution is by Finite Element (FE) Method. There are only few elements existing in the literature and very few in the commercially available finite element software to determine the interlaminar stresses accurately in the composite laminates. Accuracy of finite element solution depends on the choice of functions to be used as interpolating polynomials for the field variable. In-appropriate choice will manifest in the form of delayed convergence. This delayed convergence and accuracy in predicting these stresses necessiates a formulation of elements with a completely new concept. The delayed convergence is sometimes attributed to the shear locking phenomena, which exist in most finite element formulation based on shear deformation theories. The present work aims in developing finite elements based on higher order theories, that alleviates the slow convergence and achieves the solutions at a faster rate without compromising on the accuracy. The accuracy primarily depends on the theory used to model the problem. Thus the basic theories (such as Elementary Beam theory and Timoshenko Beam theory) does not suffice the condition to accuratley determine the interlaminar stresses through the thickness, which is the primary cause for delamination in composites. Two different elements developed on the principle of super-convergence has been presented in this work. These elements are subjected to several numerical experiments and their performance is assessed by comparing the solutions with those available in literature. Spacecraft and aircraft structures are light in weight and are also lightly damped because of low internal damping of the material of construction. This increased exibility may allow large amplitude vibration, which might cause structural instability. In addition, they are susceptible to impact loads of very short duration, which excites many structural modes. Hence, structural dynamics and wave propagation study becomes a necessity. The wave based techniques have found appreciation in many real world problems such as in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). Wave propagation problems are characterized by high frequency loads, that sets up stress waves to propagate through the medium. At high frequency, the wave lengths are small and from the finite element point of view, the element sizes should be of the same order as the wave lengths to prevent free edges of the element to act as a free boundary and start reflecting the stress waves. Also longer element size makes the mass distribution approximate. Hence for wave propagation problems, very large finite element mesh is an absolute necessity. However, the finite element problems size can be drastically reduced if we characterize the stiffness of the structure accurately. This can accelerate the convergence of the dynamic solution significantly. This can be acheived by the super-convergent formulation. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the efficiency of the new approach in both the cases of dynamic studies viz., the free vibration study and the wave propagation study. The thesis is organised into five chapters. A brief organization of the thesis is presented below, Chapter-1 gives the introduction on composite material and its constitutive law. The details of shear locking phenomena and the interlaminar stress distribution across the thickness is brought out and the present methods to avoid shear locking has been presented. Chapter-2 presents the different displacement based higher order shear deformation theories existing in the literature their advantages and limitations. Chapter-3 presents the formulation of a super-convergent finite element formulation, where the effect of lateral contraction is neglected. For this element static and free vibration studies are performed and the results are validated with the solution available in the open literature. Chapter-4 presents yet another super-convergent finite element formulation, wherein the higher order effects due to lateral contraction is included in the model. In addition to static and free vibration studies, wave propagation problems are solved to demonstrate its effectiveness. In all numerical examples, the super-convergent property is emphasized. Chapter-5 gives a brief summary of the total research work performed and presents further scope of research based on the current research.

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Murthy, MVVS. "Super-Convergent Finite Elements For Analysis Of Higher Order Laminated Composite Beams." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2005/587.

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Advances in the design and manufacturing technologies have greatly enhanced the utility of fiber reinforced composite materials in aircraft, helicopter and space- craft structural components. The special characteristics of composites such as high strength and stiffness, light-weight corrosion resistance make them suitable sub- stitute for metals/metallic alloys. However, composites are very sensitive to the anomalies induced during their fabrication and service life. Also, they are suscepti- ble to the impact and high frequency loading conditions because the epoxy matrix is at-least an order of magnitude weaker than the embedded reinforced carbon fibers. On the other hand, the carbon based matrix posses high electrical conductivity which is often undesirable. Subsequently, the metal matrix produces high brittleness. Var- ious forms of damage in composite laminates can be identified as indentation, fiber breakage, matrix cracking, fiber-matrix debonding and interply disbonding (delam- ination). Among all the damage modes mentioned above, delamination has been found to be serious for all cases of loading. They are caused by excessive interlaminar shear and normal stresses. The interlaminar stresses that arise in the case of composite materials due to the mismatch in the elastic constants across the plies. Delamination in composites reduce it’s tensile and compressive strengths by consid- erable margins. Hence the knowledge of these stresses is the most important aspect to be looked into. Basic theories like the Euler-Bernoulli’s theory and Timoshenko beam theory are based on many assumptions which poses limitation to determine these stresses accurately. Hence the determination of these interlaminar stresses accurately requires higher order theories to be considered. Most of the conventional methods of determination of the stresses are through the solutions, involving the trigonometric series, which are available only to small and simple problems. The most common method of solution is by Finite Element (FE) Method. There are only few elements existing in the literature and very few in the commercially available finite element software to determine the interlaminar stresses accurately in the composite laminates. Accuracy of finite element solution depends on the choice of functions to be used as interpolating polynomials for the field variable. In-appropriate choice will manifest in the form of delayed convergence. This delayed convergence and accuracy in predicting these stresses necessiates a formulation of elements with a completely new concept. The delayed convergence is sometimes attributed to the shear locking phenomena, which exist in most finite element formulation based on shear deformation theories. The present work aims in developing finite elements based on higher order theories, that alleviates the slow convergence and achieves the solutions at a faster rate without compromising on the accuracy. The accuracy primarily depends on the theory used to model the problem. Thus the basic theories (such as Elementary Beam theory and Timoshenko Beam theory) does not suffice the condition to accuratley determine the interlaminar stresses through the thickness, which is the primary cause for delamination in composites. Two different elements developed on the principle of super-convergence has been presented in this work. These elements are subjected to several numerical experiments and their performance is assessed by comparing the solutions with those available in literature. Spacecraft and aircraft structures are light in weight and are also lightly damped because of low internal damping of the material of construction. This increased exibility may allow large amplitude vibration, which might cause structural instability. In addition, they are susceptible to impact loads of very short duration, which excites many structural modes. Hence, structural dynamics and wave propagation study becomes a necessity. The wave based techniques have found appreciation in many real world problems such as in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). Wave propagation problems are characterized by high frequency loads, that sets up stress waves to propagate through the medium. At high frequency, the wave lengths are small and from the finite element point of view, the element sizes should be of the same order as the wave lengths to prevent free edges of the element to act as a free boundary and start reflecting the stress waves. Also longer element size makes the mass distribution approximate. Hence for wave propagation problems, very large finite element mesh is an absolute necessity. However, the finite element problems size can be drastically reduced if we characterize the stiffness of the structure accurately. This can accelerate the convergence of the dynamic solution significantly. This can be acheived by the super-convergent formulation. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the efficiency of the new approach in both the cases of dynamic studies viz., the free vibration study and the wave propagation study. The thesis is organised into five chapters. A brief organization of the thesis is presented below, Chapter-1 gives the introduction on composite material and its constitutive law. The details of shear locking phenomena and the interlaminar stress distribution across the thickness is brought out and the present methods to avoid shear locking has been presented. Chapter-2 presents the different displacement based higher order shear deformation theories existing in the literature their advantages and limitations. Chapter-3 presents the formulation of a super-convergent finite element formulation, where the effect of lateral contraction is neglected. For this element static and free vibration studies are performed and the results are validated with the solution available in the open literature. Chapter-4 presents yet another super-convergent finite element formulation, wherein the higher order effects due to lateral contraction is included in the model. In addition to static and free vibration studies, wave propagation problems are solved to demonstrate its effectiveness. In all numerical examples, the super-convergent property is emphasized. Chapter-5 gives a brief summary of the total research work performed and presents further scope of research based on the current research.

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Chou, Li-Kuo, and 周立國. "Dynamic Analysis of Rotating Double-Tapered Bernoulli-Euler Beam." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/96510169574705913866.

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碩士 南台科技大學 機械工程系 97 In this study, the free vibration problem of a rotating double-tapered Bernoulli-Euler beam with a setting angle and an inclination angle is investigated. Utilizing the Hamiltion’s principle derives governing differential equations and the associated boundary conditions of rotating beam system. There exist the exciting force terms in the two governing questions due to the centrifugal force, the solution of the beam system are regarded as the superposition of a static subsystem and a dynamic subsystem. The exciting force has no influence on the natural frequency, Only the dynamic subsystem is considered in this research. Then, the governing differential equations are transformed into state equation, and the solution is obtained by using transition matrix method. The important parameters including rotating speed, radius of hub, inclination angle, setting angle and taper ratio both along width and thick directions are taken into account to evaluate the influence on the natural frequency of the beam system.

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