Research Article

A Multimode Approach to Geometrically Nonlinear Free and Forced Vibrations of Multistepped Beams

Table 6

The first four eigenvalues for the three clamped-clamped beams (a, b, and c) where () = (1, 0; 0, 80; 0, 65; 0, 25) and (R1; R2; R3; R4) = (0, 25; 0, 30; 0, 25; 0, 20).

Mode number
1234

Beam (a)Present work4.54057.660310.808814.0643
[6]4.54057.660310.8088

Beam (b)Present work3.54195.81168.481811.2834
[14]3.54195.81168.481811.2834
[6]3.54195.81168.4818

Beam (c)Present work3.31285.73168.584111.4491
[6]3.31285.73168.5841