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Analytical Analysis of the Thermal Effect on Vibrations of a Damped Timoshenko Beam

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Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, (August 2015)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2014.11.014

Abstract

We analyze theoretically the thermal effect on the dynamics of a damped-cantilever Timoshenko beam structure, which is featured with cross-sectional temperature gradi- ents. The thermal effect is incorporated in the dynamic model via the temperature- dependent elastic modulus and the temperature-gradient-induced thermal force. The inhomogeneous boundaries introduced by the thermal moment are handled by decom- posing the total displacement into static and dynamic displacements. In the end, numerical results based on the analytical solutions are given for a better understanding of the thermal effect on the dynamic behaviors. The solutions reveal the circumstances in which thermal eigenvalues should be considered together with the cross-sectional temperature gradients in predicting thermal vibrations. Moreover, the results also high- light the role of axial temperature gradients on the dynamic response induced by equivalent shearing forces.

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