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NAFEMS Normal Modes Analysis
OS-V: 0415 Deep Simply-Supported Beam
Test No. FV5 OptiStruct tests the repeated eigenvalues, shear deformation, and rotary inertia. The possibility of missing extensional modes is also investigated.

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OS-V: 0415 Deep Simply-Supported Beam

Test No. FV5 OptiStruct tests the repeated eigenvalues, shear deformation, and rotary inertia. The possibility of missing extensional modes is also investigated.

Figure 1. FE Model with Boundary Conditions and Loadcases

Model Files

Before you begin, copy the file(s) used in this problem to your working directory.

fv5.fem

Benchmark Model

The 2-node beam elements are used to model the simply-supported beam which consists of five elements. The displacements in x, y, and z direction, as well as the rotation in x direction are fixed at the end A. In addition, the displacements in y and z direction are constrained at end B.

The material properties are:

Property: Value
E: 200 x 10⁹ N/m²
$υ$: 0.3
$ρ$: 8000 kg/m³

Modal Analysis Results

The frequency of each targeted mode is normalized with the closed form solution.

f*: Closed form solution.


Modes 1 and 2 Flexural		Mode 3 Torsional		Mode 4 Extensional
`f*` CBEAM 42.649 Hz	42.649 Hz 1.0124	`f*` CBEAM 77.542 Hz	77.542 Hz 0.9157	`f*` CBEAM	125.00 Hz 1.0000


Modes 5 and 6 Flexural		Mode 7 Torsional		Modes 8 and 9 Flexural
`f*` CBEAM 42.649 Hz	148.31 Hz 1.0409	`f*` CBEAM	233.10 Hz 0.8840	`f*` CBEAM	284.55 Hz 1.0725

Reference

NAFEMS R0015 - Selected benchmarks for natural frequency analysis