Natural frequencies of parabolic arches with a single crack on opposite cross-section sides

U. Eroglu, G. Ruta*, E. Tufekci

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Abstract

We study natural vibration of elastic parabolic arches, modeled as plane curved beams susceptible to elongation, shear, and bending, exhibiting small concentrated cracks. The crack is simulated by springs between regular chunks, with stiffness evaluated following stress concentration in usual crack opening modes. We evaluate and compare the linear dynamic response of the undamaged and damaged arch in nondimensional form. The governing equations are turned into a system of first-order differential equations that are solved numerically by the so-called matricant. The original contribution of this study lies in highlighting the dependence of the variation of the first natural frequencies on the crack location not only along the axis but also on opposite sides of the cross-section. We obtain the relative variations of the first frequencies in terms of the two crack locations. The result of this direct problem provides information on the possibility to detect such locations, and gives indications on structural monitoring and damage identification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1313-1325
Number of pages13
JournalJVC/Journal of Vibration and Control
Volume25
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2019

Bibliographical note

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Funding

This work was done when U. Eroglu was Visiting Researcher at the Dipartimento d’ingegneria strutturale e geotecnica of the University of Rome ‘‘La Sapienza’’, the support of which is gratefully acknowledged. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by The Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) (grant number 213M608), the University of Rome ‘‘La Sapienza’’ (in 2015) (grant number C26A15JLMP), and the Italian national grant ‘‘Identification and monitoring of complex structural systems’’ (grant number PRIN 2015TTJN95).

FundersFunder number
Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey
Foro Italico University of RomePRIN 2015TTJN95, C26A15JLMP
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu213M608

    Keywords

    • Parabolic arches
    • localized damage
    • natural frequencies
    • two crack locations

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