Vibration Analysis by Finite Element Method

1. Jong-Shyong Wu

1. Jong-Shyong Wu

Summary

This chapter first introduces the free vibrations of longitudinal rods, torsional shafts and flexural beams by using the finite element method (FEM). It then focuses

on the derivations of the shape functions associated with the 12 degrees of freedom (DOFs) of the three-dimensional (3D) Timoshenko beam element and those of

stiffness matrix and mass matrix of various finite elements including the beam element with each node attached by various concentrated elements (CEs),

consisting of a lumped mass, a linear spring, a rotational spring and a spring-mass system. Based on the shape function matrix, the element stiffness matrix and

element mass matrix are derived from the force-displacement relationships and unit-displacement theorem. Next, the chapter introduces the transformation

matrices between local and global coordinate systems for two- and three-dimensional beam elements. Finally, it shows a discontinuous beam composed of rigid-

rigid (R-R), rigid-pinned (R-P) and pinned-rigid (P-R) beam elements.