Effect of the Gravity Force on the Propagation of a Rotating Flexible Rod After Impact

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of the gravity force on the impact-induced elastic waves which propagate on a radially rotating rod. The equations of motion of the system are developed using the principle of virtual work in dynamics. The impact load is included by the use of the generalized impulse momentum equations, involving the coefficient of restitution. The system is solved using the Fourier method. The deformation of the rod is supposed to be at any instant a linear combination of a set of shape functions. These shape functions are, in this investigation, the modes of a cantilever beam. The weight of the rod is modeled as a concentrated force applied at any instant at the center of the rod.