2.1: Tapered Beam

Geometry and Boundary Conditions

Restraint: Fixed on the wide end

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Material

Isotropic material with:

  • E = 3.0e+7 Psi

  • ν = 0.0

  • Mass density = 7.28e-4 slinch/in³ (7780 kg/m³)

Results

Reference results from [4]

Frequency (Hz)

Mode

Reference [4]

Intact Direct Solver [%Error]

Intact Linear Solver [%Error]

Time (s) to solve with <1% error

1

259.16

260.60 [0.56%]

260.6 [0.56%]

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