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    This document contains two problems regarding partial differential equations and boundary value problems for beam theory. Problem 3 describes a beam of length L with a governing PDE and boundary conditions, and tasks to separate the PDE into eigenvalue problems, determine the sign of the eigenvalue, solve for the eigenfunctions, and provide the general solution and modal expansion. Problem 4 describes a simply supported beam of length L with a fourth order PDE and boundary conditions, and asks to perform the same tasks as Problem 3 to solve the boundary value problem.

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    This document contains two problems regarding partial differential equations and boundary value problems for beam theory. Problem 3 describes a beam of length L with a governing PDE and boundary conditions, and tasks to separate the PDE into eigenvalue problems, determine the sign of the eigenvalue, solve for the eigenfunctions, and provide the general solution and modal expansion. Problem 4 describes a simply supported beam of length L with a fourth order PDE and boundary conditions, and asks to perform the same tasks as Problem 3 to solve the boundary value problem.

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    This document contains two problems regarding partial differential equations and boundary value problems for beam theory. Problem 3 describes a beam of length L with a governing PDE and boundary conditions, and tasks to separate the PDE into eigenvalue problems, determine the sign of the eigenvalue, solve for the eigenfunctions, and provide the general solution and modal expansion. Problem 4 describes a simply supported beam of length L with a fourth order PDE and boundary conditions, and asks to perform the same tasks as Problem 3 to solve the boundary value problem.

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    Exercises CIV340 Computational Engineering Mathe-

    matics
    Dr T M Michelitsch – Sheet 3
    Due Date: Tutorials Wednesday 25th October 2006

    Problem 3: Partial Differential Equations (Boundary


    Value Problems) – Beam Theory
    The motion of a beam of length L may be described by a simplified
    PDE of the form (vibrating string)
    ∂2 ∂2
    u(x, t) = µ 2 u(x, t) , µ>0, (I)
    ∂t2 ∂x
    with the two boundary conditions
    u(x = 0, t) = 0 , (II.1)
    u(x = L, t) = 0 , (II.2)
    a) (i) Separate the PDE by u(x, t) = v(t)w(x) into two eigenvalue
    problems for v(t) and w(x) with first of all undetermined eigenvalue
    λ.
    (ii) Give the differential equations (eigenvalue problems) for v(t), w(x),
    (iii) Determine a set of eigenfunctions (Fundamental System of ho-
    mogeneous solutions to each ODE) for a general eigenvalue λ.
    (iv) Give general solution vλ(t), wλ(x) to both eigenvalue problems.

    b) The eigenvalue λ which comes into play in a) has first of all


    no determined sign. However its sign is crucial whether or not the
    motion is a vibration or an exponential increasing (unstable mo-
    tion). Determine the sign of λ from the condition of elastic stability
    (i.e. positive definiteness of elastic energy), namely
    dw
    Z L
    2
    ²el = 0 dx
    (
    (x)) dx > 0

    by partial integration, which may be performed by using the bound-


    ary conditions (II).
    c) Determine in wλ(x) derived in a) a linear equation system for
    the two coefficients such that wλ(x) fulfills the boundary conditions
    (II). This linear 2 × 2 equation system has only non-zero solutions
    for these coefficients if its determinant is vanishing which is a condi-
    tion for λ. Determine from this condition (characteristic equation),
    the admissible discrete values of λn.

    d) Having determined the λn and their corresponding eigenfunc-


    tions (eigen-modes) wn(x),
    (i) Give the solution of the BVP (I), (II) in terms of a modal ex-
    pansion.
    (ii) Sketch the first three eigen-modes wn(x), i.e. for n = 1, 2, 3.

    Problem 4: The motion of a Simply Supported Beam of


    length L may be described by a PDE of fourth order
    ∂2 ∂4 EI ˜
    u(x, t) = −µ 4 u(x, t) , µ= >0, (I)
    ∂t2 ∂x ρ
    with the four boundary conditions
    u(x, t = 0) = 0 , ˜
    (II.1)
    ∂2 ˜
    2
    u(x = 0, t = 0) = 0 , (II.2)
    ∂x
    u(x = L, t = 0) = 0 , ˜
    (II.3)
    ∂2 ˜
    2
    u(x = L, t = 0) = 0 , (II.4)
    ∂x
    Perform for this BVP (I), ˜ (II)
    ˜ the tasks a)-d) of Problem 3 and
    give the solution of the solution in terms of a modal expansion.

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