<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents verification of the numerical model of a cracked beam against the experimental results. Presented investigation assesses the adequacy of a crack model incorporated in the ABAQUS commercial FEM package. Structure under investigation is a square hollow steel section. Experimental and numerical modal model parameters like mode shapes and natural frequencies were compared. Obtained results confirm the high level of confidence for the numerical model of the crack. This observation constitutes application of crack model in the computations of more complex structures.</p></abstract>

This paper presents verification of the numerical model of a cracked beam against the experimental results. Presented investigation assesses the adequacy of a crack model incorporated in the ABAQUS commercial FEM package. Structure under investigation is a square hollow steel section. Experimental and numerical modal model parameters like mode shapes and natural frequencies were compared. Obtained results confirm the high level of confidence for the numerical model of the crack. This observation constitutes application of crack model in the computations of more complex structures.

The Experimental Verification of the Numerical Model for Cracked Beam Incorporating Measurement Uncertainty

LMS International, Interleuvenlaan 68, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences, 80-952 Gdańsk, Fiszera 14 Street, Poland

Advances in Materials Science

This paper presents verification of the numerical model of a cracked beam against the experimental results. Presented investigation assesses the adequacy of a...

The Experimental Verification of the Numerical Model for Cracked Beam Incorporating Measurement Uncertainty

Publicado en línea: 17 oct 2008

Páginas: 103 - 109

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-008-0038-x

Palabras clave
Modal analysis, Finite Element Method, experimental verification, measurement uncertainty

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The Experimental Verification of the Numerical Model for Cracked Beam Incorporating Measurement Uncertainty

Publicado en línea: 17 oct 2008

Páginas: 103 - 109

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-008-0038-x

Palabras claveModal analysis, Finite Element Method, experimental verification, measurement uncertainty

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
Modal analysis, Finite Element Method, experimental verification, measurement uncertainty