Title
A DQEM for transverse vibration analysis of multiple cracked non-uniform Timoshenko beams with general boundary conditions
Abstract
In this paper, a differential quadrature element method (DQEM) for free transverse vibration analysis of multiple cracked non-uniform Timoshenko beams with general boundary conditions is proposed. Governing equations, the compatibility conditions at the damaged cross-sections and implementation of the external boundary conditions are derived and formulated by the differential quadrature analogue. The accuracy, convergence, and versatility of the proposed method are confirmed by the exact solution of the uniform beam which has been presented by other authors, and 2D finite element method (FEM) numerical results for non-uniform beam. After the validation of the presented method, the effect of quantity, depth and location of the cracks on the frequency values of vibrations are investigated. The achieved results show that the existence of the crack leads to a decrease in the frequencies of the vibrations through decrease in the stiffness of the beam. Meanwhile, the compatibility conditions at the damaged section is considered as a discontinuity in slope and vertical displacement where the effect of the discontinuity in the slope is more considerable as many authors have neglected the discontinuity in the vertical displacement. As it will be shown, consideration of the discontinuity in the vertical displacement causes more decrease in the frequencies.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1016/j.camwa.2013.11.010
Computers & Mathematics with Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
general boundary condition,damaged section,transverse vibration analysis,differential quadrature element method,vertical displacement,finite element method,compatibility condition,non-uniform beam,non-uniform timoshenko beam,damaged cross-section,uniform beam,timoshenko beam theory
Boundary value problem,Timoshenko beam theory,Mathematical optimization,Mathematical analysis,Discontinuity (linguistics),Finite element method,Beam (structure),Quadrature (mathematics),Vibration,Vertical displacement,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
67
3
0898-1221
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
2
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
K. Torabi191.93
H. Afshari200.34
F. Haji Aboutalebi300.34