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Vibration of Non-Uniform Beams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

G. M. Lindberg
G. M. Lindberg*
Affiliation:
Engineering Department, University of Cambridge
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Summary

A method of deriving a dynamic stiffness matrix for any non-uniform beam is presented. In particular, the case of a linearly tapered cantilever beam is considered, and excellent results are found with the use of only a few elements.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , November 1963 , pp. 387 - 395
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1963

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References

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