Table of contents

Tutorials

Beam Dynamics

• Beam vibration A good place to start, it goes into the basics.
• Aircraft frame test rig: Geometry The next four tutorials develop a dynamic investigation of a test rig.
• Aircraft frame test rig: Visualization
• Aircraft frame test rig: Modal analysis
• Aircraft frame test rig: Harmonic Vibration Analysis
• Prestressed column: Fundamental natural frequency Illustration of the effect of pre-stress on the natural frequencies.
• L-shaped aluminum frame: Vibration under applied loading Interaction of two modes of buckling.
• Free vibration of steel ring: Introduction The next three tutorials discuss a well known benchmark.
• Free vibration of steel ring: Beam model convergence
• Free vibration of steel ring: Solid model convergence
• Fast Lagrange top Illustration of nonlinear rotation dynamics.
• Beam with time-dependent axial force (Mathieu problem)

Shell Statics

• Twisted beam deflection A well-known benchmark problem solved with triangular shell elements.