Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Cabled Beams

Abstract

A cabled beam model is presented in which the cable is modeled as a shear beam attached to an Euler-Bernoulli beam through connections that include both linear and rotational stiffness and damping; the solution is developed through the use of the distributed transfer function method. Tension in the cable is included and a variety of damping mechanisms are incorporated. The experimental data for cabled beams is analyzed and the developed model is compared to experimental data, showing improvement over an existing distributed mass model.