THE VARIENT OF RAYLEIGH'S METHOD APPLIED TO TIMOSHENKO BEAMS ON WINKLER-PASTERNAK FOUNDATIONS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUMERICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS, 11-15 APRIL 1988, INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. VOLUMES 1 - 3

The determination of the fundamental frequencies of timoshenko beams in a Winkler-Pasternak medium is presented. It is proposed the use of the variant of Rayleigh's method which allows an optimization of the approximate modal functions through a non-integer exponential parameter. The case under study gives rise to a two-variable problem. Numerical results are given for hinged-hinged and clamped-clamped beams of uniform and variable cross section. Comparisons with available exact values yield very good agreement. (Author/TRRL)

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  AA Balkema

  P.O. Box 1675
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000
• Authors:
  • Filipich, C P
  • Rosales, M B
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1183-87
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Balkema (AA)
  • Publisher: AA Balkema

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Foundations; Mathematical models
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 3377: Foundation; 6473: Mathematical model
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492643
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90-6191-809-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM