Dynamic large deformation analysis of a cantilever beam
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Volume
174
Pagination
183 - 204
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DOI
10.1016/j.matcom.2020.02.022
Journal
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
ISSN
0378-4754
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A static and dynamic large deformation analysis of a tapered beam subjected to concentrated and distributed loads is presented in this paper by using a direct integration technique. The bending stiffness of the beam is coordinate dependent. The nonlinear differential equation is numerically solved using an iterative technique without an algebraic equation solver, thus the computational effort can be reduced. A concentrated mass fixed at the free end and suddenly released is studied, and the time-dependent displacements are presented. Comparison has been made with solutions obtained using Finite Element Analysis and excellent agreement is achieved.