The Application of Modal Analysis to the Identification of the Relationships between the Dynamic Properties and Crack Parameters of the Euler–Bernoulli Beams

Aziz Salemi¹ Mohammad Behzadifar² Hossein Rahimi³

1) Mehrgostar Inspection Co. ,
2) Mehrgostar Inspection Co.,
3) Islamic Azad University of Najafabad(IAUN),

Publication : germanconf.com(germanconf.com/2nd)
Abstract :
In the past two decades, modal analysis has been prevalently used in determining and optimizing the dynamic properties of the engineering structures. The recent advancements in this area have led to the evolution of experimental modeling. A large fraction of these evolutionswas driven by the advancements caused by the fast Fourier transform (FFT) analyzers. The modal analysis is the process of defining the dynamic properties of a system in terms of its natural frequency, damping coefficients, and mode shapes. This analysis is aimed at developing a mathematical model of the system dynamic response. In the present research, the vibration modes of an aluminum cantilever with a central discrete crackwere compared to the vibration modes of an unsupported (free-free) steel beam with several cracks of varying depths. Afterwards, the corresponding frequency spectra were recorded by stimulating the nodal points with a modal impact hammer. Following the theoretical calculation of the natural frequencies of the beam and a comparison of the results with the experimental results, a strong correlation was observed between the results. In addition, the mode shapes of the specimens with failure cracks were similar to the experimental results. Therefore, the capacity of the modal analysis method for the identification of the relations between the dynamic properties and the crack parameters was approved.
Keywords : modal analysis Euler–Bernoulli beam resonant frequency frequency spectrum