THE DYNAMIC-RESPONSE OF A ROTATING SHAFT SUBJECT TO A MOVING LOAD

The dynamic behavior of a rotating shaft subject to a constant velocity moving load is investigated. The Euler-Bernoulli, Rayleigh and Timoshenko beam theories are used to model the rotating shaft. The modal analysis method and an integral transformation method are employed in this study, for the case of a shaft with simply supported boundary conditions. The influence of parameters such as rotational speed of the shaft, the axial velocity of the load and the dimensions of the shaft are discussed for each shaft model. The results are presented and compared with the available solutions of a non-rotating beam subject to a moving load.