This paper addresses the dynamic characteristics of a beam with a particular elastic boundary condition. In this elastic boundary condition, the lateral and angular displacements of the beam are coupled through the elastic constraints. The dynamic characteristic, namely natural frequencies and mode shapes of vibrations are frequently encountered in the design and modeling of resonant micro-structures. The governing equations of motion of the beam is derived using Euler-Bernoulli beam theory considering the elastic coupling between the transverse and rotational displacements of the beam's end. The characteristic equation for the natural frequencies and mode shapes of vibration is derived by applying the method of separation of variables to the governing partial differential equation of motion. The natural frequencies and mode shapes of the system are derived for various combinations of compliance values of the elastic support and are compared with those of several special cases, namely clamped-free, clamped-guided, clamped-pinned and clamped-clamped beams.
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