Dynamic Finite Element Analyses of Bells

By Liang Shen (Aerospace Engineering Graduate Student, 1999)

 

An Ancient Chinese Bell                                       A Modern Bell

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    FEM Model of the Ancient Chinese Bell        FEM Model of the Modern Bell

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The First Mode Shapes

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The Second Mode Shapes

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The Fifth Mode Shapes

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Displacement Response of the Ancient Chinese Bell Under An Impulse Load

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Displacement Response of the Model Bell Under An Impulse Load

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