| Abstract: | The Barr’s refined theory of torsional vibrations of isotropic rods of noncircular cross section is generalized for an orthotropic
material. An analysis of natural frequencies of torsional vibration of free-free orthotropic prismatic rods of rectangular
cross section is carried out with the help of an exact solution of the frequency equation. For orthotropic CFRP and GFRP rods,
the improved theory, which takes into account the normal stresses and inertia forces in the axial direction, in some cases,
predicts a noticeable raise in the natural frequencies compared with those following from the Saint-Venant classical theory.
A good agreement is obtained between the experimental and calculated values of natural frequencies of torsional vibrations
of rectangular quartz and fiber glass rods. The dispersion of torsional waves in an orthotropic quasi-homogeneous rod is considered.
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Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 165–182, March–April, 2008. |
