The equations of motion and boundary conditions for a free-free Timoshenko beam with rigid bodies attached at the endpoints are derived. The natural boundary conditions, for an end that has an attached rigid body, that include the effects of the body mass, first moment of mass, and moment of inertia are included. The frequency equation for a free-free Timoshenko beam with rigid bodies attached at its ends which includes all the effects mentioned above is presented and given in terms of the fundamental frequency equations for Timoshenko beams that have no attached rigid bodies. It is shown how any support / rigid-body condition may be easily obtained by inspection from the reported frequency equation. The mode shapes and the orthogonality condition, which include the contribution of the rigid-body masses, first moments, and moments of inertia, are also developed. Finally, the effect of the first moment of the attached rigid bodies is considered in an illustrative example.
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March 1995
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Vibration Modes and Frequencies of Timoshenko Beams With Attached Rigid Bodies
M. W. D. White,
M. W. D. White
Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 2G1, Canada
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G. R. Heppler
G. R. Heppler
Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 2G1, Canada
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M. W. D. White
Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 2G1, Canada
G. R. Heppler
Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 2G1, Canada
J. Appl. Mech. Mar 1995, 62(1): 193-199 (7 pages)
Published Online: March 1, 1995
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Received:
March 4, 1993
Revised:
December 27, 1993
Online:
October 30, 2007
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White, M. W. D., and Heppler, G. R. (March 1, 1995). "Vibration Modes and Frequencies of Timoshenko Beams With Attached Rigid Bodies." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. March 1995; 62(1): 193–199. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2895902
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