Title

On Complex Flutter And Buckling Analysis Of A Beam Structure Subjected To Static Follower Force

Keywords

Buckling analysis; Euler-Bernoulli beam; Flutter analysis; Follower force; Linearized approach; Stability of structures; Structural analysis

Abstract

The flutter and buckling analysis of a beam structure subjected to a static follower force is completely studied in the paper. The beam is fixed in the transverse direction and constrained by a rotational spring at one end, and by a translational spring and a rotational spring at the other end. The co-existence of flutter and buckling in this beam due to the presence of the follower force is an interesting and important phenomenon. The results from this theoretical analysis will be useful for the stability design of structures in engineering applications, such as the potential of flutter control of aircrafts by smart materials. The transition-curve surface for differentiating the two distinct instability regions of the beam is first obtained with respect to the variations of the stiffness of the springs at the two ends. Second, the capacity of the follower force is derived for flutter and buckling of the beam as a function of the stiffness of the springs by observing the variation of the first two frequencies obtained from dynamic analysis of the beam. The research in the paper may be used as a benchmark for the flutter and buckling analysis of beams.

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Publication Title

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volume

16

Issue

5

Number of Pages

533-556

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1296/SEM2003.16.05.02

Socpus ID

0142155067 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0142155067

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