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The impact of non-local elasticity factors on natural frequencies of a rectangular cantilever beam

dc.contributor.authorBouzaid, Ibrahim F., author
dc.contributor.authorHeyliger, Paul, advisor
dc.contributor.authorChen, Suren, committee member
dc.contributor.authorWeinberger, Chris, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-07T10:08:49Z
dc.date.available2020-09-07T10:08:49Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe natural frequencies of a structural element are important factors in attaining a safe design. Natural frequency is the frequency at which an element tends to vibrate in the absence of any driving or damping force. When an object vibrates at a frequency equivalent to its natural frequency, its vibration amplitude increases significantly, which could lead to severe damage. A safe design would thus require having a different natural frequency compared to the frequency of the vibrating element. In some cases, obtaining accurate natural frequencies is challenging. In cases in which non-local elasticity, where the stress at a point is a function of the strain at the close region around that point, provides a better solution to the mechanical problems compared to other theories, natural frequencies should be studied. The non-local elastic solution to the non-local elastic natural frequencies of a rectangular cantilever beam problem was developed using a Fortran code, and the finite elements of non-local mesh were generated using a MATLAB code. The eigenvalue problem was solved, and the mode shapes were plotted using another MATLAB code. The results indicate that the natural frequencies for the non-local solution have dropped 25–30 percent. The non-local factors, mesh size, and slenderness influenced the drop in the natural frequencies. The non-local natural frequencies tended to match the local natural frequencies up to the third frequency, then start diverged. The mode shapes are similar to the local elastic mode shapes in all cases.
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dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierBouzaid_colostate_0053N_16223.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/212059
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2020-
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dc.subjectnatural frequencies
dc.subjectin plane vibration
dc.subjectnon local elasticity
dc.titleThe impact of non-local elasticity factors on natural frequencies of a rectangular cantilever beam
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thesis.degree.disciplineCivil and Environmental Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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