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Vibrations of Tapered Cantilever Beams and Shafts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

A. V. Krishna Murty
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
K. R. Prabhakaran
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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Summary

Vibration characteristics of a linearly tapered cantilever beam and a shaft have been studied by using the lumped inertia force method; a linear displacement distribution is considered over each element. The results are compared with some of those in the literature and with experimental observations. These comparisons indicate that, even using a few elements, a reasonable degree of accuracy can be obtained in the natural frequency, although it is essential to consider more elements in order to determine mode shape accurately.

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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1969

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