SS-V: 2000 Free Vibration of a Wedge

Test No. VM01 Determine the first fundamental frequency and vibration mode of a wedge constrained at the wide end.

Definition

Figure 1.


The units are IPS.

The material properties are:
Properties
Value
Modulus of Elasticity
3e+7 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0
Mass density
7.28e-4lb - s2 /in4

Results

The following table summarizes the frequency results.
Theory SimSolid % Difference
Fundamental Frequency [Hz] 259.16 258.75 -0.16%
1 Timoshenko, S., and Young, D.N., “Vibration Problems in Engineering”, 3rd Edition, D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., New York, 1955, pg. 392, Art. 62.