Research Article

Torsional Vibrations of a Conic Shaft with Opposite Tapers Carrying Arbitrary Concentrated Elements

Table 1

The dimensions of a general conic shaft with five taper ratios , larger-end diameter  m, and shaft length  m kept unchanged.

CaseTaper ratio
Complete shaft length
(m)
Length truncated
(m)
Smaller-end diameter
(m)
Shaft length
(m)
Larger-end diameter
(m)

10.022.50.50.01
20.015.03.00.03
30.00510.08.00.042.00.05
40.002520.018.00.045
50.00150.048.00.048

Uniform rod0.052.00.05