Effects of Support Flexibility on the Stability of a Beam under a Follower Thrust and Inertia.
Abstract
The stability behavior of a slender structure, modeled by a beam, subjected to a follower force at one end and restrained at the other, is studied in detail in this paper. Denoting rigidities of lateral deflection and of rotation by alpha sub 1 and alpha sub 2 respectively, eigenvalue curves which dictate the stability behavior are plotted for several combinations of parameters alpha sub 1, alpha sub 2 and the magnitude of the thrust. Specifically, the critical loads prior to flutter instability are obtained for the three extreme cases (alpha sub 1 = infinity, alpha sub 2 = infinity), (alpha sub 1 = infinity, alpha sub 2 = 0) and (alpha sub 1 = 0, alpha sub 2 = infinity), together with the case alpha sub 1 = 0, alpha sub 2 = 0) which is unstable at any load due to divergence mode as reported previously. Given a fixed magnitude of thrust, a 'region' of stability or instability can be established in terms of support flexibilities. The increase of rigidity (alpha sub 1 or alpha sub 2) can be stabilizing in one situation and destabilizing in another depending on the amount of the thrust and the relative magnitude of alpha sub 1 and alpha sub 2. These conclusions are illustrated in several sets of curves of various typical combinations of parameters. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA028089
Entities
People
- Julian J. Wu