• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.18 no.12
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• pp.1327-1334
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• 2008

In this paper, the purpose is to investigate the stability of cracked Timoshenko cantilever beams subjected to subtangential follower force. In addition, an analysis of the instability(critical follower force of flutter and divergence) of a cracked beam as slenderness ratio and subtangential coefficient is investigated. The governing differential equations of a Timoshenko beam subjected to an end tangential follower force is derived via Hamilton's principle. The crack is assumed to be in the first mode of fracture and to be always opened during the vibrations. The results of this study will contribute to the safety test and stability estimation of structures of a cracked beam subjected to subtangential follower force.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.49-55
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• 2010

In this paper, the stability of cracked cantilever T-beams subjected to subtangential follower force is investigated. Also, the effect of subtangential coefficient and crack on the natural frequency of T-beams is presented. Based on the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, the equation of motion is derived by the energy expressions using extended Hamilton's Principle. The crack is assumed to be in the first mode of fracture and to be always opened during the vibrations. The values of critical follower force and the stability maps of cantilever T-beams are obtained according to the subtangential coefficient and crack severity. The results of this study will contribute to the safety testing and the stability estimation of cracked T-beams subjected to follower force.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.245-251
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• 1997

The dynamic behavior of elastic columns under the action of the subtangential force is studied in this paper. The subtangential force is the combination of the tip mass dead load and pure follower thrust. In this study, the tip mass is assumed to be a rigid body rather than a point mass. The equations of motion are derived based on the extended Hamilton's principle and the finite element method. Then the equations of motion are trasformed into a dimensionless form, and several parameters are identified. It is found that the critical subtangential force can be changed subtangentially by considering the parameters related to tip mass. It is also shown that the nonconservativeness of the applied force has a significant effect on the type of instability. The influence of the self-weight of the column on the variation of the critical force is also investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1996.04a
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• pp.313-318
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• 1996

This paper deals with the dynamic behavior of elastic columns under the action of subtangential forces. The above subtangential force can be-realized by the combination force between the dead load of thetip mass and the pure follower thrust. The tip mass is assumed to be a rigid body not a mass point as it has been assumed so for. The equations of motion are formulated based on extended Hamilton's principle and the finite element method. It is shown that nonconservativeness of the applied force has greatly effect on the instability type. It is found that the critical subtangential force can also be changed by consideration of the tip mass parameters taking into account of its magnitude, rotary inertia and size. The influence of the self-weight of the column on the change of the critical force is also investigated.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.26 no.9
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• pp.112-120
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• 2009

In this paper the purpose is to investigate the stability and variation of natural frequency of a cracked Timoshenko cantilever beams subjected to subtangential follower force. In addition, an analysis of the stability of a cantilever beam as the crack effect and slenderness ratio is investigated. The governing differential equations of a Timoshenko beam subjected to an end tangential follower force are derived via Hamilton's principle. The two coupled governing differential equations are reduced to one fourth order ordinary differential equation in terms of the flexural displacement. By using the results of this paper, we can obtain the judgment base that the choice of beam models for the effect of slenderness ratio and crack.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.33 no.12
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• pp.1410-1416
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• 2009

In this paper, the purpose is to investigate the stability and variation of natural frequency of a cracked cantilever beams subjected to follower force and tip mass. In addition, an analysis of the flutter instability(flutter critical follower force) of a cracked cantilever beam as slenderness ratio and crack severity is investigated. The governing differential equations of a Timoshenko beam subjected to an end tangential follower force is derived via Hamilton's principle. The two coupled governing differential equations are reduced to one fourth order ordinary differential equation in terms of the flexural displacement. Finally, the influence of the slenderness ratio and crack severity on the critical follower force, stability and the natural frequency of a beam are investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.801-804
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• 2006

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the stability of stepped cantilever columns with a tip mass of rotatory inertia and a translational spring at one end. The column model is based on the Bernoulli-Euler theory which neglects the effects of rotatory inertia and shear deformation. The governing differential equation for the free vibration of columns with stepwise variable cross-section and subjected to a subtangential follower force is solved numerically using the corresponding boundary conditions. And the bisection method is used to calculate the critical divergence/flutter load. The frequency and critical divergence/flutter load for the stepped column with a single step are presented as functions of various non-dimensional system parameters: the segmental length parameter, the section ratio, the subtangential parameter, the mass, the moment of inertia of the mass, and the spring parameter.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.19 no.1 s.71
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• pp.85-92
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• 2006

This paper investigates critical loads of the tapered Beck's columns with clamped and spring supports, subjected to a subtangential follower force. The linearly tapered columns with the solid rectangular cross-section is adopted as the column taper. The differential equation governing free vibrations of such Beck's columns is derived using the Bemoulli-Euler beam theory. Both divergence and flutter critical loads are calculated from the load-frequency curves which are obtained by solving the differential equation. The critical loads are presented as functions of various non-dimensional system parameters: the taper type, the subtangential parameter and the spring stiffness.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.17 no.6 s.79
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• pp.699-705
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• 2005

This paper investigates critical loads of tapered cantilever columns with a tip mass, subjected to a follower force. The linearly tapered solid rectangular cross-sections are adopted as the column taper. The differential equation governing free vibrations of such columns, also called Beck's columns, is derived using the Bernoulli-Euler beam theory. Both divergence and flutter critical loads are calculated from the load-frequency curves that are obtained by solving the differential equation. The critical loads are presented as functions of various non-dimensional system parameters, namely, the taper type, the subtangential parameter, and the mass ratio.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.949-954
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• 2006

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the stability of tapered columns with clamped one end and carrying a tip mass of rotatory inertia with translational elastic support at the other end. The linearly tapered columns with the solid rectangular cross-section is adopted as the column taper. The differential equation governing free vibrations of such Beck columns is derived using the Bernoulli-Euler beam theory. Both the divergence and flutter critical loads are calculated from the load-frequency curves which are obtained by solving the differential equation. The critical loads are presented as functions of various non-dimensional system parameters: the taper type, the subtangential parameter, mass ratio and spring stiffness.