Edge flutter of long beams under follower loads

Autor:	de Langre, Emmanuel, Doaré, Olivier
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	The linear instability of a beam tensioned by its own weight is considered. It is shown that for long beams, in the sense of an adequate dimensionless parameter, the characteristics of the instability caused by a follower force do not depend on the length. The asymptotic regime significantly differs from that of short beams: flutter prevails for all types of follower loads, and flutter is localized at the edge of the beam. An approximate solution using matched assymptotic expansion is proposed for the case of a semi-infinite beam. Using a local criterion based on the stability of waves, the characteristics of this regime as well as its range of application can be well predicted. These results are finally discussed in relation with cases of flow-induced instabilities of slender structures. Comment: to appear in Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.04766 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv