Quasi-Static Analysis of Beam Described by Fractional Derivative Kelvin Viscoelastic Model under Lateral Load

Abstract

The beam is assumed to obey a three-dimensional viscoelastic fractional derivative constitutive relations, the mathematical model and governing equations of the quasi-static and dynamical behavior of a viscoelastic Euler-Bernoulli beam are established, the quasi-static mechanical behavior of Euler-Bernoulli beam described by fractional derivative model is investigated, and the analytical solution is obtained by considering the properties of the Laplace transform of Mittag-Leffler function and the properties of fractional derivative. The result indicate that the quasi-static mechanical behavior of Euler-Bernoulli beam described by fractional derivative viscoelastic model can reduced to the cases of classic viscoelastic and elastic, the order of fractional derivative has great effect on the quasi-static mechanical behavior of Euler-Bernoulli beam.