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Rotating beams are useful mathematical models for helicopter rotor blades, wind turbine blades, turbine blades, robotic manipulators and propeller blades. Therefore, the rotating beam equation is a topic of great practical interest. In this chapter, we derive the equation of motion of the rotating beam and present some approximate methods for its solution. Approximate methods are very useful for obtaining frequencies of rotating beams. The Galerkin method and Rayleigh–Ritz method can be used for this purpose.
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Ganguli, R. (2017). Introduction. In: Finite Element Analysis of Rotating Beams. Foundations of Engineering Mechanics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1902-9_1
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