Related papers: A derivation of the beam equation
In this paper the classical Euler-Bernoulli beam (CEBB) theory is reformulated utilising fractional calculus. Such generalisation is called fractional Euler-Bernoulli beams (FEBB) and results in non-local spatial description. The parameters…
A physics-informed machine learning model, in the form of a multi-output Gaussian process, is formulated using the Euler-Bernoulli beam equation. Given appropriate datasets, the model can be used to regress the analytical value of the…
We establish existence and uniqueness of generalized solutions to the initial-boundary value problem corresponding to an Euler-Bernoulli beam model from mechanics. The governing partial differential equation is of order four and involves…
In this paper, we propose a horizontal type method of lines numerical scheme for the unsteady Euler-Bernoulli beam equation. The problem is initially reformulated as a first order system of initial value problems and a suitable one-step…
We study theoretically and experimentally how a thin layer of liquid flows along a flexible beam. The flow is modelled using lubrication theory and the substrate is modelled as an elastica which deforms according to the Euler-Bernoulli…
In this work we investigate a very weak solution to the initial-boundary value problem of an Euler-Bernoulli beam model. We allow for bending stiffness, axial- and transversal forces as well as for initial conditions to be irregular…
In the paper a solution for equilibrium configurations of an elastic beam subject to three points bending is given in terms of Jacobi elliptical functions. General equations are derived and the domain of solution is established. Several…
We study a planar thin brittle beam subject to elastic deformations and cracks described in terms of a nonlinear Griffith energy functional acting on $SBV$ deformations of the beam. In particular we consider the case in which elastic bulk…
In this paper, first we present the variational formulation for a second strain gradient Euler-Bernoulli beam theory for the first time. The governing equation and associated classical and non-classical boundary conditions are obtained.…
The Heisenberg dynamics of the energy, momentum, and particle densities for fermions with short-range pair interactions is shown to converge to the compressible Euler equations in the hydrodynamic limit. The pressure function is given by…
Two novel version of weak form quadrature elements are proposed based on Lagrange and Hermite interpolations, respectively, for a sec- ond strain gradient Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. The second strain gradient theory is governed by eighth…
We derived a non-linear 4th-order ordinary differential equation the solutions of which lead to the exact shapes of the cantilever beam. The result of the equation in a non-dimensional form was found to depend on two parameters only: the…
A new approach to the Euler-Bernoulli beam based on an inhomogeneous matrix string problem is presented. Three ramifications of the approach are developed: (1) motivated by an analogy with the Camassa-Holm equation a class of isospectral…
A novel geometrically exact model of the spatially curved Bernoulli-Euler beam is developed. The formulation utilizes the Frenet-Serret frame as the reference for updating the orientation of a cross section. The weak form is consistently…
We consider the time dependent Euler--Bernoulli beam equation with discontinuous and singular coefficients. Using an extension of the H\"ormander product of distributions with non-intersecting singular supports [L. H\"ormander, The Analysis…
In our analysis, we show that Howell et al.'s nonlinear beam theory does not depict a representation of the Euler-Bernoulli beam equation, nonlinear or otherwise. The authors' nonlinear beam theory implies that one can bend a beam in to a…
This paper addresses the challenges of the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory regarding shortening and stretching assumptions. Certain boundary conditions, such as a cantilever with a horizontal spring attached to its end, result in beams that…
In this didactic note, we describe a procedure to derive successive approximations of $\pi$ using Euler Beta functions. It is an interesting exercise for undergraduate students, since it involves polynomial roots, integral calculations,…
We derive the equations of nonlinear electroelastostatics using three different variational formulations involving the deformation function and an independent field variable representing the electric character - considering either one of…
An inhomogeneous electric field is used to study the deflection of a supersonic beam of water molecules. The deflection profiles show strong broadening accompanied by a small net displacement towards higher electric fields. The profiles are…