This paper provides a systematic approach to solve in-plane free vibrations of arches with variable curvature. The proposed approach basically introduces the concept of dynamic stiffness matrix into a series solution for in-plane vibrations of arches with variable curvature. An arch is decomposed in
IN-PLANE VIBRATION OF CIRCULAR ARCHES WITH VARIABLE CROSS-SECTIONS
β Scribed by X. Tong; N. Mrad; B. Tabarrok
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 289 KB
- Volume
- 212
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-460X
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β¦ Synopsis
Free and forced in-plane vibrations of circular arches with variable cross-sections are investigated. Using the Kirchhoff assumptions for thin beams and taking the neutral axis as inextensible, a closed form solution is obtained for circular arches of uniform cross-section. This exact solution is used for circular arches with stepped cross-sections and is applied to obtain an approximate solution for arches with non-uniform cross-sections. For free vibration, an analytic form of frequency equation is obtained by using the general solution expressed in terms of some initial parameters at one end of the arch; while for forced vibration, the system's response is obtained analytically by solving a set of algebraic equations with only three unknowns. Several examples are presented to illustrate the validity and accuracy of the method.
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