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Free flexural vibrations of masonry beam-columns

Maria Girardi and Massimiliano Lucchesi

Vol. 5 (2010), No. 1, 143–159
Abstract

We present an analytical study of the free transverse vibrations of masonry beam-columns, focusing on the role of the material’s inability to sustain traction in modifying the dynamic behavior of such structures. In particular, for periodic oscillations, an analytical method is presented for obtaining an explicit relation between the fundamental frequency of the beam and the displacement amplitude.

Keywords
no-tension materials, masonry slender structures, nonlinear dynamics
Milestones
Received: 26 June 2009
Revised: 1 October 2009
Accepted: 4 October 2009
Published: 19 April 2010
Authors
Maria Girardi
Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell’Informazione “A. Faedo”, CNR
Via G. Moruzzi 1
56124 Pisa
Italy
Massimiliano Lucchesi
Università di Firenze
Dipartimento di Costruzioni
Piazza Brunelleschi 6
50121 Firenze
Italy