Resonant behaviour of damped beam

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hi all
i have a problem in finding the quality factor of cantilever beam (one end is fixed and other end is free ) vibrating in air /other medium? how the qualtiy factor expression for beam is calculated? whether all these expressions applicable to micro and nano cantilevers.
please explain me.
i am new to this area. i read books on vibrations of beam. i didnt get anything
please mention steps for finding quality factor of cantilever beam in air medium(damped system)
Thanks
 
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Your first step is to define the loading, including self mass.
 
laxman.kosuru said:
hi all
i have a problem in finding the quality factor of cantilever beam (one end is fixed and other end is free ) vibrating in air /other medium? how the qualtiy factor expression for beam is calculated? whether all these expressions applicable to micro and nano cantilevers.
please explain me.
i am new to this area. i read books on vibrations of beam. i didnt get anything
please mention steps for finding quality factor of cantilever beam in air medium(damped system)
Thanks

The quality factor [tex]Q[/tex] is a measure of the sharpness of a peak of resonance and also the damping.

For small values of the damping factor [tex]\zeta[/tex], that is, [tex]\zeta \leq 0.1[/tex],

[tex] Q = \frac{1}{2 \zeta}[/tex]

For mechanical systems, it is useful to get a measure of the equivalent viscous damping. In your case, it might be related to the fluid around the beam.

A good reference is:
F. S. Tse, I. E. Morse and R. T. Hinkle. Mechanical Vibrations - Theory and Applications.
 
JolileChat said:
The quality factor [tex]Q[/tex] is a measure of the sharpness of a peak of resonance and also the damping.

For small values of the damping factor [tex]\zeta[/tex], that is, [tex]\zeta \leq 0.1[/tex],

[tex] Q = \frac{1}{2 \zeta}[/tex]

For mechanical systems, it is useful to get a measure of the equivalent viscous damping. In your case, it might be related to the fluid around the beam.

A good reference is:
F. S. Tse, I. E. Morse and R. T. Hinkle. Mechanical Vibrations - Theory and Applications.

Thanks jolile
could you please give me the expression for cantilever q factor in air medium