Vibrational and Finite Element Analyses of T-Section Cantilever Beam using ANSYS and MATLAB

摘要

A structural member which is acted upon by a system of forces of external loads in perpendicular to it is known as beam. The beam bends whenever a horizontal beam is loaded with vertical loads. The amount with which a beam depends upon the amount and type of the loads, length of the beam and type of the beam. There are several types such as T, HSS and L shaped beams available to meet industrial and domestic applications. The major problems and failures with beams are fatigue failures, vibrations and improper analyses of various properties. This work discusses the effects of vibrations on T-Section Cantilever beam and frequency modes. Hence, to get an in-detail knowledge about T-Section Cantilever beams, the mode shapes and natural frequencies obtained by carrying out vibrational analysis in ANSYS are validated with the results that are obtained by carrying out the finite element analysis using MATLAB. It is found that, the results obtained by MATLAB may be accurate.