Affiliation:
1. Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
Abstract
The dynamic stiffness method is developed to analyze the natural vibration characteristics of functionally graded beams, where material properties change continuously across the beam thickness following a symmetric law distribution. The governing equations of motion and associated natural boundary conditions for free vibration analysis are derived using Hamilton’s principle and closed-form exact solutions are obtained for both Euler–Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam models. The dynamic stiffness matrix, which governs the relationship between force and displacements at the beam ends, is determined. Using the Wittrick–Williams algorithm, the dynamic stiffness matrix is employed to compute natural frequencies and mode shapes. The proposed procedure is validated by comparing the obtained frequencies with those given by approximated well-known formulas. Finally, a parametric investigation is conducted by varying the geometry of the structure and the characteristic mechanical parameters of the functionally graded material.
Funder
Italian Ministry of University and Research
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