Free Vibration Analysis of a Width Tapered Laminated Composite Beam

Abstract:

A numerical investigation is performed to study the free vibration responses of a width tapered composite beam. The finite element simulation is performed to investigate the effect of taper angle along the longitudinal plane of the beam on the free transverse vibration responses. Experimental investigations are also performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed finite element formulation (FEM) in identifying the free vibration responses of the uniform and tapered composite beam. Further, various parametric studies are performed to investigate the effect of taper angle and boundary conditions on natural frequencies of the uniform and tapered composite beams. It is shown that the natural frequencies of the taper configurations at all the modes considered are higher than those obtained from the uniform composite beam. It is concluded that the stiffness of the composite structures could be tailored according to the requirement by changing the taper angle of the composite along longitudinal plane to obtain the desired natural frequencies.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 592-594)
• Pages: 2046-2050
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.592-594.2046
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Aayush Chandrawanshi*, S. Bhaiyat, A. Jain, A. Ananda Babu, P. Edwin Sudhagar, R. Vasudevan
• Keywords: Vibration, Width Tapered Beam, Woven Composite

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