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Solution report

Assuming the beam and springs as massless, the deflection at the free end of the cantilever
beam in the figure acted upon by the static force exerted by the weight W due to gravity is
given by,
W L3
= .
3EI
The corresponding spring constant of the cantilever beam, k1 , is given by,
W 3EI
k1 = = 3 .
L
Now the cantilever and the two springs are connected in series; however, the two springs are
connected in parallel. Therefore, the effective stiffness of the two springs in parallel is the sum
of the individual stiffness, k, i.e.,

ksprings = k + k = 2k

The overall effective stiffness of the system is,


1 1 1 1 1
= + = +
keq. k1 ksprings k1 2k

Now,
2k.k1
keq. =
2k + k1
and therefore,
6kEI
keq. =
2kL3 + 3EI
Natural frequency of the system, is given by,
s
keq.
r r
keq. 6kEI
= = =
m W W (2kL3 + 3EI )

where, g is the acceleration due to gravity. Natural period of the system is given by,
s
2 W (2kL3 + 3EI )
T = = 2
6kEI

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