Derivatives and Parameter Designs of Arbitrary Cross-Section Inhomogenous Beams’ Modes

As highly sensitive to structural parameter variations, it is necessary to study relations between derivatives of displacement modes and structural design parameters. This paper proposes an integral technique for obtaining the analytical solutions of slope and curvature modes of arbitrary cross-section inhomogeneous cantilever beam. The method is validated by comparing the computation results of modal frequencies and shapes with both numerical and analytical solutions. Furthermore, based on the presented method, we have established explicit expressions for the structural parameters sensitivity of the slope/curvature mode shapes. An example of parameter design is also presented for a cantilever beam with the proposed sensitivity analysis method.Copyright © 2013 by ASME