
gripper.
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We assume that the beam is a cantilever beam and the mass and the
interconnecting spring are attached at the free end; that is, at h
1
1. To con-
vert these general results to those for a cantilever beam, we use the limiting
procedure discussed in Section 9.9.3 and find that
(l)
where C
5n
and C
6n
are given by Eq. (9.153). When h
1
1, C
5n
and C
6n
be-
come, respectively
(m)
since Q(0) 1 and R(0) 0. Therefore, the frequency equation is
(n)
Upon using Eqs. (9.80), we find that Eq. (n) can be written as
(o)
If we replace 2K
s
with K
2
, then Eq. (o) is identical to Eq. (10a) in Table 9.2.
The mode shapes are
(p)
In Eq. (p), we have set the scale factor
9.3.6 Effects of an Axial Force and an Elastic Foundation
on the Natural Frequency
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We shall determine the effects that an axial force p(x,t) and an elastic foundation
k
f
have on the natural frequency coefficient. Axial forces arise in beam models of
many vibratory systems including rotating machinery, where the centrifugal
P
12
/
3
1.
W
jn
1h 2 H
1
1h, 2
j 1,2
3
n
11 cosh1
n
2cos1
n
22 0
1g
o
4
n
2K
s
23sin1
n
2cosh1
n
2 sinh1
n
2cos1
n
24
3
n
1Q
2
1
n
2 R1
n
2T1
n
22 0
1g
o
4
n
2K
s
23R1
n
2S1
n
2 Q1
n
2T 1
n
24
C
6n
R1
n
2
Q
2
1
n
2 R1
n
2T1
n
2
C
5n
Q1
n
2
Q
2
1
n
2 R1
n
2T1
n
2
H
1
1h,
n
2 C
5n
T1
n
h2 C
6n
S1
n
h2
9.3 Free Oscillations 625
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S. Chonan, Z.W. Jaing, and M. Koseki, “Soft-Handling Gripper Driven by Piezoceramic
Bimorph Strips”, Smart Materials Structures, Vol. 5 (1996) pp. 407–414.
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For a more compete treatment of this topic, see the following: F. J. Shaker, “Effect of Axial Load on
Mode Shapes and Frequencies of Beams,” Lewis Research Center Report NASA TN D-8109
(December 1975); G. C. Nihous, “On the continuity of the boundary value problem for vibrating free-
free straight beams under axial load,” J. Sound Vibration, Vol. 200, No. 1, pp. 110–119 (1997); and
M. A. De Rosa and M. J. Maurizi, “The influence of concentrated masses and Pasternak soil on the free
vibrations of Euler beams—exact solution,” J. Sound Vibration, Vol. 212, No. 4, pp. 573–581 (1998).
For an example of an axial force in a MEMS application, see A. Singh, R. Mukherjee, K. Turner,
and S. Shaw, “MEMS Implementation of Axial and Follower End Forces,” J. Sound Vibration,
Vol. 286, pp. 637–644 (2005).