FIXED-PINNED BEAM

QUE 1
Matlab Code
I=bb*hh^3/12;
mu=7500*bb*hh;
E=210e9;
c=sqrt(E*I/mu);

x=0:0.1:1;
for i=1:4
f(i)=b(i)^2*c/2/pi;
maxx(i)=0;
for j=1:1:length(x)
y(i,j)=sin(b(i)*x(j))-sinh(b(i)*x(j))+(sin(b(i)*1)-sinh(b(i)*1))/
(cos(b(i)*1)-cosh(b(i)*1))*(cosh(b(i)*x(j))-cos(b(i)*x(j)));
maxx(i)=max(maxx(i),abs(y(i,j)));
end
end
for i=1:4
for j=1:1:length(x)
y(i,j)=y(i,j)/maxx(i);
end
end
fprintf('\nFirst four natural frequencies in Hz');
display(f);
plot(x,y(1,:),x,y(2,:),x,y(3,:),x,y(4,:));
title('Mode shape of 1st four natural freq');
legend('1st','2nd','3rd','4th');
RESULT
First four natural frequencies in Hz
f=
37.4837 , 121.4712 , 253.4399 , 433.3972

QUE 2

Ansys APDL : Modal Analysis

MODE

FREQ
(Matlab) Hz

1
2
3
4

37.4837
121.4712
253.4399
433.3972

FREQ(Ansys
)
Hz
37.471
121.40
253.45
434.55

%Error
0.0338
0.0586
0.00398
0.2659

QUE 3
Modal analysis is done in Ansys Workbench also and the
following mode shapes were obtained for modes 1-4.On
comparison, Striking similarity was observed to the mode
shapes obtained using matlab

QUE 4
Harmonic Analysis Using Ansys APDL
Frequency Response when excited at x=0.5. Plotted for
x at 0.25(uy_6) 0.5 (uy_3) and 0.75

Frequency Response when excited at x=0.25. Plotted

for x at 0.25 (UY_5), 0.5(UY_3) and 0.75(UY_4)