Abstract
In this study inhomogeneous beams which posses exponential fundamental mode shapes are constructed. Closed-form solutions are derived for five cases of boundary conditions: (a) a beam with two free edges, (b) a cantilevered beam, (c) a beam that is clamped at both ends, (d) a simply supported beam and (e) a beam that is clamped at one end and simply supported at the other. The solutions can be utilized for axially varying the moment of inertia of the cross-section and/or functionally grading the material's modulus of elasticity in order to construct beams with prescribed vibration modes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 417-426 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Mechanics Research Communications |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Exponential form
- Inhomogeneous beam
- Inverse problem
- Prescribed vibration mode