Non-symmetric and chaotic vibrations of Euler-Bernoulli beams under harmonic and noisy excitations

Abstract

In this paper we study non-linear dynamics of flexible Euler-Bernoulli beams subjected to harmonic load and white noise. We report that in the case of continuous mechanical systems like the studied Euler-Bernoulli beams the action of white noise yieldes novel and unexpected phenomena, i.e. symmetric transversal loads and symmetric boundary conditions imply non-symmetric beam vibration. In addition, regions of non-symmetric beam vibrations for two values of white noise intensity are given and the charts of regular and chaotic vibrations of the studied beams are presented.