Research Article

A Normalized Transfer Matrix Method for the Free Vibration of Stepped Beams: Comparison with Experimental and FE(3D) Methods

Table 1

The first five natural frequencies for stepped Timoshenko beam in the case where the beam is rigidly restrained against rotation and elastically restrained in translation in comparison with [18].


 [18]0.251.00.83.0109.69634.01074.430132.341
 Present NTM3.00989.695634.010174.4300132.3410
 [18]0.80.83.2499.66434.31574.645131.803
 Present NTM3.24909.663834.315174.6445131.7507
 [18]0.80.63.3858.11728.63060.997103.439
 Present NTM3.38518.117128.630260.9947103.4075
 [18]0.501.00.82.95810.04634.99380.145139.666
 Present NTM2.957910.046034.993180.1455139.6667
 [18]0.80.83.12410.16534.68880.570139.175
 Present NTM3.124010.165534.688280.5707139.1759
 [18]0.80.63.2849.49928.50170.123118.482
 Present NTM3.28419.498928.500670.1232118.4830
0.0036
 [18]0.251.00.83.0079.66833.57172.393126.111
 Present NTM3.00669.667833.571172.3926126.1107
 [18]0.80.83.2459.63533.86272.607125.617
 Present NTM3.24549.635433.862172.6068125.6169
 [18]0.80.63.3818.10328.36459.839100.245
 Present NTM3.38128.103128.364359.8385100.2447
 [18]0.501.00.82.9469.91933.20571.469116.725
 Present NTM2.94629.919233.204671.4693116.7245
 [18]0.80.83.11210.03032.92671.741116.362
 Present NTM3.112010.030432.925971.7415116.3618
 [18]0.80.63.2729.39127.44964.020102.697
 Present NTM3.27219.390827.449064.0200102.6966
0.01
 [18]0.251.00.83.0019.61932.84169.229117.238
 Present NTM3.00099.619232.840769.2292117.2380
 [18]0.80.83.2399.58633.10969.444116.798
 Present NTM3.23909.585833.109269.4435116.7981
 [18]0.80.63.3748.07827.91457.97095.370
 Present NTM3.37448.078427.913957.970595.3698
 [18]0.501.00.82.9269.71030.71161.76895.623
 Present NTM2.92559.710430.711161.768095.6230
 [18]0.80.83.0199.80930.46461.91295.326
 Present NTM3.09089.808630.464361.911795.3257
 [18]0.80.63.2519.21125.89356.57886.647
 Present NTM3.25119.211125.893356.577686.6473