Abstract
The stability of a uniform, viscoelastic beam supported at one end in a deformable base and subjected to a follower force at its free end is investigated. In particular, attention is focused upon the determination of the influence of support compliance and damping upon the value of the critical flutter load of the system. Numerical computations show that the compliance and damping characteristics of the support can lead to a significant reduction in the value of the critical flutter load, provided that the internal damping in both the beam and support is sufficiently small. Graphs which demonstrate the variation of the critical flutter load with the internal damping and compliance characteristics of the support are presented.
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