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ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 110
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Edited by: J. Pombo
Paper 180

Semi-Analytical Solution of a Moving Mass Problem

Z. Dimitrovová1,2

1Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
, "Semi-Analytical Solution of a Moving Mass Problem", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 180, 2016. doi:10.4203/ccp.110.180
Keywords: transverse vibration, moving mass, eigenvalue expansion, Fourier transform, Laplace transform, semi-analytical solution.

Summary
In this paper a new analytical solution for a moving mass problem is given. The new analytical formula is presented for the deflection shape of an infinite beam that is traversed by a moving mass and supported by a visco-elastic foundation. In such a case the deflection shape resembles the one associated with the moving force with an additional oscillation around it. The frequency of this mass induced oscillation depends on the foundation characteristics and the amplitude can be derived analytically. It is also shown that if the force associated with the mass has a harmonic component, then its frequency is superposed to the one induced by the foundation. The new formula presented accounts also for the effect of the normal force and Pasternak's modulus.

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