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On the Accuracy of the Timoshenko Beam Theory Above the Critical Frequency: Best Shear Coefficient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 January 2016

J. A. Franco-Villafañe  and
R. A. Méndez-Sánchez
J. A. Franco-Villafañe*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Físicas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Morelos, México
R. A. Méndez-Sánchez
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Físicas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Morelos, México
*
*Corresponding author (jofravil@fis.unam.mx)
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Abstract

We obtain values for the shear coefficient both below and above the critical frequency by comparing the results of the Timoshenko beam theory with experimental data published recently. The best results are obtained, by a least-square fitting, when different values of the shear coefficient are used below and above the critical frequency.

Keywords

Timoshenko beam theoryTimoshenko shear coefficientCritical frequency
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Research Article
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 32 , Issue 5 , October 2016 , pp. 515 - 518
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 2016 

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