Nonsmooth modal analysis of a non-internally resonant finite bar subject to a unilateral contact constraint

Carlos Yoong (1) , Mathias Legrand (1)

1 Structural Dynamics and Vibration Laboratory [Montréal]

The present contribution describes a numerical technique devoted to the nonsmooth modal analysis (natural frequencies and mode shapes) of a non-internally resonant elastic bar of length $L$ subject to a Robin condition at $x = 0$ and a frictionless unilateral contact condition at $x = L$.

Domaines: Mécanique des structures [physics.class-ph]

Carlos Yoong, Mathias Legrand. Nonsmooth modal analysis of a non-internally resonant finite bar subject to a unilateral contact constraint. First International Nonlinear Dynamics Conference (Nodycon 2019), Feb 2019, Rome, Italy. ⟨hal-02277579⟩