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Test case, dynamic beam
Purpose
The purpose of this test case is to verify
that the simulation model is second order accurate for the general alpha time
integration, see Theory, applied on a dynamic beam
(balance between inertia and bending/normal forces). Standing flexural waves of
a beam have been computed numerically. Comparisons are made with the
analytically calculated exact frequencies and displacements of oscillation. The
numerical calculation was done for a beam fixed at one end and oscillating in
the lower frequency modes.
Results, undamped dynamic beam
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The relative strain and kinetic energies for
one period of an oscillation are presented below
The relative error norm versus no of spatial
grid divisions is presented below verifying second order error decay.
Results, dynamic beam with
material damping
With a “low” material damping, the total
energy decay of an oscillating beam may be computed. The energies
are computed by the simulation program and compared with the exact
energy decay.