TITLE : MODAL ANALYSIS OF FORCED VIBRATION ON A FIXED-END CANTILEVER BEAM

NAME : HANA NASTASHA BINTI RAZALI (A11MJ0061)

SUPERVISOR : DR PAUZIAH BINTI MUHAMAD

ANSYS software. The governing equation for forced

vibration on beam is as follows;
Beams are structural members that have smaller
dimensions of cross sections compared to its length (its
M + C + Kx = F(t)
axis) and are subjected to loads perpendicular to its axis;
Where M, C and K are the mass, damping
i.e. they are subjected to transverse loads. The whole
and stiffness matrix. Using this equation by
beam deforms in the plane containing the axis and the
both analysis, the values of damping, natural
transverse loads. We say that the beam bends. A
frequency and mode shapes can be
cantilever beam is a continuous system-its mass and
determined. Below is the flowchart of the
elasticity are distributed all over its volume. Hence there
work that will be done throughout
are infinite degrees of freedom and infinite natural
conducting the project.
frequencies. Each natural frequency corresponds to a
particular shape of vibration, called Mode Shape [1].
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Modal analysis is used to show the deformation of the
beam by its displacement. It also helps to further
Define the parameter
understand the dynamic properties of structure such as
natural frequency, damping and mode shape. In this
project, a simple structure, a beam is used to study the
Experimental
Simulation
modal analysis. The damping, mode shape and natural
frequency of the beam will be obtained from the modal
analysis. In practical applications this kind of modal
Results Comparison
analysis can be used to analyse some structure such as
cantilever bridge, frame of bicycle or automobile product,
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industrial robots (manipulator), building structure that
can be simplified as beam and so on [2].
1.0 INTRODUCTION

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4.0 EXPECTED RESULTS

Figure 1 : Example of cantilever beam to
be used

2.0 OBJECTIVES
2.1

To simulate the modal analysis of cantilever beam

using finite element method in ANSYS software.

2.2

To conduct experimental impact test on cantilever

beam using.

2.3

To compare the modal analysis results from both

experimental and model simulation.

3.0 METHODOLOGY
The methodology for this project is based on two
methods, which are experimental modal testing by impact
test and model simulation by finite element method using

The results obtained from finite element analysis

and modal testing analysis should be almost the
same. The results that will be collected are;
a) Number of mode shapes that occur in the
beam
b) Natural frequency values of the beam
c) Behaviour of each modes that will be
displayed in 3D by ANSYS software and
in 2D by experimental modal testing.
5.0 REFERENCES
[1]
Sakshat
Virtual
Lab,
2014.
http://coep.vlab.co.in/?sub=34&brch=101&sim=95
7&cnt=1809. Accessed on October 2014.
[2]C. M. Ching and S. Widodo, Modal Testing
And Analysis Of Cantilever Beam, Southern
Taiwan University, 2010.

[3] M. Alves, M. B. Muller, L. Driemeier and C.

A. N. Dias, Modal Analysis Of Beams : An
Experiment For Teaching, University of So Paulo,
Brazil.