In this study, the response of two homogeneous parallel beams with two-parameter Pasternak elastic foundation subjected to a constant uniform partially distributed moving force is considered. On the basis of Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, the fourth order partial differential equations of motion describing the behavior of the beams when subjected to a moving force were formulated. In order to solve the resulting initial-boundary value problem, finite Fourier sine integral technique and differential transform scheme were employed to obtain the analytical solution. The dynamic responses of the two beams obtained was investigated under moving force conditions using MATLAB. The effects of speed of the moving force, layer parameters such as stiffness (K_0) and shear modulus (G_0 ) have been conducted for the moving force. Various values of speed of the moving load, stiffness parameters and shear modulus were considered. The results obtained indicates that response amplitudes of both the upper and lower beams increases with increase in the speed of the moving load. Increasing the stiffness parameter is observed to cause a decrease in the response amplitudes of the beams. The response amplitudes decreases with increase in the shear modulus of the linear elastic layer.

The study of dynamic response of beam-like structures to moving or static loads has attracted and still attracting a lot of attention due to its wide range of applications in the construction and transportation industry especially when transverse by travelling masses. Hence, analytical solution for the boundary value problem (BVP) of elastic beams subjected to distributed load was investigated. The partial differential equation of order four were analysed to determine the dynamic response of the elastic beam under consideration and solved analytically. Effects of different parameters such as the mass of the load, the length of the moving load, the distance covered by the moving load, the speed of the moving and the axial force were considered. Result revealed that the values of the deflection with acceleration being considered increases than the system where acceleration of the moving load is negligible.

Analytical solution for the boundary value problem (BVP) of elastic beams subjected to distributed load was investigated. Based on the study, dynamic application curves are developed for beam deflection. The partial differential equation of order four were analysed to determine the dynamic response of the elastic beam under consideration and solved analytically. Effects of different parameters such as the mass of the load, the length of the moving load, the distance covered by the moving load, the speed of the moving and the axial force were considered. Result revealed that the values of the deflection with acceleration being considered are higher than the system where acceleration of the moving load is negligible. These obtained results are in agreement with the existing results.

In this study, the free vibrational analysis of non-uniform Euler-Bernoulli double beams on a Winkler foundation under simply supported and fixed-fixed boundary conditions is examined. The governing equation is solved using the Laplace Differential Transform Method, the combined form of the Laplace transform and differential transform technique (DTM). The accuracy of the method used is demonstrated by comparing the natural frequencies obtained using LDTM with previously published results available in the literature. It is discovered that for non-uniform double Euler-Bernoulli beams on a Winkler foundation with fixed-fixed end conditions, the natural frequencies are higher than those of simply supported end conditions. It is also observed that as the non-uniformity of the cross section of the beam increases, the natural frequencies reduce. Hence, it is suggested that the non-uniformity of the cross-section of the beam for a simply supported end condition be between 0 and less than 0.8. While the fixed-fixed end condition should have a value between 0 and 0.95. Journal of Engineering Science 14(1), 2023, 111-121

This paper deals with the lateral vibration of a finite double-Rayleigh beam system having arbitrary classical end conditions and traversed by a concentrated moving mass. The system is made up of two identical parallel uniform Rayleigh beams which are continuously joined together by a viscoelastic Winkler type layer. Of particular interest, however, is the effect of the mass of the moving load on the dynamic response of the system. To this end, a solution technique based on the generalized finite integral transform, modified Struble’s method, and differential transform method (DTM) is developed. Numerical examples are given for the purpose of demonstrating the simplicity and efficiency of the technique. The dynamic responses of the system are presented graphically and found to be in good agreement with those previously obtained in the literature for the case of a moving force. The conditions under which the system reaches a state of resonance and the corresponding critical speeds were established. The effects of variations of the ratio (γ1) of the mass of the moving load to the mass of the beam on the dynamic response are presented. The effects of other parameters on the dynamic response of the system are also examined.