Numerical analysis of free vibrations of a beam with oscillators

The problem of free vibrations of a beam with free ends of variable cross section and mass, from which point masses (oscillators) are suspended by bars, is considered. It is shown that parametric resonances can occur in this oscillating system. Numerical examples showing the efficiency of the calculation method proposed are given. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 135–144, July–August, 2006.