SS-V: 2000 Free Vibration of a Wedge
Test No. VM01Determine the first fundamental frequency and vibration mode of a wedge constrained at the wide end.
Definition
Figure 1.
The units are IPS.
The material properties are:
- Properties
- Value
- Modulus of Elasticity
- 3e+7 psi
- Poisson's Ratio
- 0
- Mass density
- 7.28e-4lb - s2 /in4
Results
The following table summarizes the
frequency results.
| Theory | SimSolid | % Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental Frequency [Hz] | 259.16 | 258.74 | -0.16% |
1 Timoshenko, S., and
Young, D.N., “Vibration Problems in Engineering”, 3rd Edition, D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc.,
New York, 1955, pg. 392, Art. 62.