In this study, Analytical work is carried out for static shape control of cantilever beam structure with a use of laminated piezoelectric actuator (LPA). The mathematical modeling of beam element covered with LPA based on Timoshenko beam element theory and linear theory of piezoelectricity has been used. This work shows how number of actuators, actuator size, actuator location on beam and contr...

This announcement presents asymptotic formulas for the eigenvalues of a free-free uniform Timoshenko beam. Suppose a structural beam is driven by a laterally oscillating sinusoidal force. As the frequency of this applied force is varied, the response varies. Experimental frequencies for which the response is maximized are called natural frequencies of the beam. Our goal is to address the questi...

In this study; free vibration analysis of a uniform, rotating, cantilever Timoshenko beam featuring coupling between flapwise bending and torsional vibrations is performed. At the beginning of the study, kinetic and potential energy expressions of a rotating Timoshenko beam having single cross-sectional symmetry are derived by using several explanatory tables and figures. In the following secti...

In this article, the bending and free vibration analysis of functionally graded (FG) nanocomposites Timoshenko beam model reinforced by single-walled boron nitride nanotube (SWBNNT) using micro-mechanical approach embedded in an elastic medium is studied. The modified coupled stress (MCST) and nonlocal elasticity theories are developed to take into account the size-dependent effect. The mechani...

The main objective of this study is to reduce optimal vibration suppression of Timoshenko beam under non-periodic step and impulse inputs. Cantilever beam was modeled by Timoshenko theory and finite element numerical method. Stiffness (K), mass (M), and damping (C) matrices are extracted. Then, in order to control structure vibration, piezoelectric patches were used due to simultaneous dual beh...

In this paper, a comprehensive study is presented on the effect of beam's length, shear deformation and beam's theory on the dynamic modeling of single-link flexible manipulator. At the first step, Euler-Bernoulli beams theory (EBBT) is adopted. According to this model the effect of shear deformation is neglected. So, this model is only reliable for the case of slender beam. When the beam is sh...

Continuum element sensitivity analysis (CONTESA) and system optimization (SYSOPT) for Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) have been developed and applied to automobile structures for sizing, topology, and configuration design using Mindlin plate and Timoshenko beam theories. The topology optimization has been developed using the density approach, sequential linear programming, and the adjoint...

In this work we analyze the numerical approximation of an optimal control problem of a Timoshenko beam, by considering two kinds of distributed control. The discretization of the control variables is performed by using piecewise constant functions. The states and the adjoint states are approximated by a locking free scheme of linear finite elements. An interpolation postprocessing technique is ...