Numerical Determination of Minimum Mass Structures with Specified Natural Frequencies.

Abstract

The problem of the axial vibration of a cantilever beam is investigated numerically. The mass distribution that minimizes the total mass for a given fundamental frequency constraint is determined using both the sequential gradient-restoration algorithm (SGRA) and an ad hoc modification of the modified quasilinearization algorithm (MQA).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA023655

Entities

People

  • Angelo Miele

Organizations

  • Rice University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Beams (Structural)
  • Cantilever Beams
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Mechanical Waves
  • Motion
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Vibration
  • Waves

Readers

  • Operations Research
  • Structural Dynamics.