IJMS 1983 Abstract
An Elastic Beam Moving with Constant Speed Across a Drop-Out
H. Manor and G.G. Adams
Summary
An infinite elastic beam moves with constant speed across a frictionless rigid base
containing a cut-out. Steady state solutions are obtained in closed form using both
Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam theories. The noncontact lengths, displacement
configurations and foundation reactions are determined for a range of beam speed and
drop-out length. The results show that if the cut-out length is greater than a certain
critical value, then the response of the moving beam ceases to be continuous with
increasing drop-out length.
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