Forced vibration of C-C Timoshenko beams : transient impact loads.

Aim of the project : To study the flexural response to of a uniform C-C Timoshenko beam to transient impact loads. Abstract A hull girder is modeled as a uniform Timoshenko beam with CC end conditions, and circular/rectangular cross section. The mass and the stiffness of the beam are uniformly distributed over the length of the beam. The structural damping is proportional to the mass and the stiffness. Normal mode analysis is used to determine the flexural response of the beam to impact loads. Added mass coefficients are used to calculate wet natural frequencies of the beam. The diffraction potential is ignored. Loading Configurations a) A step function. The forcing is zero at time t = 0. b) A constant force which has a rise time of . c) A saw-tooth signal, which has a sweep time of , a rise time of times , where < 1. The force rises to a peak magnitude of P0 in time , decreases in time (1 ) , and then become a constant of d) e) f) g) 10% of P0. A saw-tooth signal, which has a sweep time of . The force rises to a peak magnitude of P0, drops instantaneously, and then become a constant of 10% of P0. A single rectangular pulse of peak magnitude of P0 and sweep time . The force is zero after that. A (isosceles) triangular wave pulse of peak magnitude of P0 and sweep time . The force is zero after that. A half sine wave of peak magnitude of P0 and sweep time . The force is zero after that.

Steps 1) Literature Review. Establish the governing differential equation (GDE) for a Timoshenko Beam from first principles. Find the dry natural frequencies and modeshapes of a C-C Timoshenko beam, compare to those of a similar Euler-Bernoulli beam. 2) With normal mode analysis, solve the dry flexural response of the C-C Timoshenko beam to free vibration and forced vibration. Generate the dynamic loading factor as a function of rise time. Compare with the equivalent response of a Euler-Bernoulli beam.