Research Article

A Discrete Model for Nonlinear Vibration of Beams Resting on Various Types of Elastic Foundations

Table 4

Comparison of the first three modes’ nondimension frequency and the nondimensional Winkler soil stiffness for a C-C beam.

C-C beam (linear)
λPresent study Present study Present study Ref. [11]Exact
Ref. [12]
Error %
Error %
Error %

05,21534,82514,77754,73004,7300−10,261−2,011−1,003
8,57278,00837,93137,85007,8540−9,150−1,965−0,984
11,765811,205211,103011,000010,9960−7,001−1,902−0,973

1005,38335,03384,99194,95004,9500−8,753−1,692−0,846
8,61218,05657,98097,90007,9040−8,959−1,930−0,973
11,781111,222911,121211,010011,0140−6,965−1,897−0,974

1000010,180010,132810,127810,120010,1230−0,563−0,097−0,047
11,140010,899510,869210,840010,8390−2,777−0,558−0,279
13,068112,669312,599112,530012,5260−4,328−1,144−0,583

100000031,628631,627131,626931,640031,6260−0,008−0,003−0,003
31,665431,655231,654031,670031,6530−0,039−0,007−0,003
31,773231,746731,742231,750031,7380−0,111−0,027−0,013