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The vibration of a cantilever beam with constant thickness and linearly tapered sides is solved using a novel accurate, efficient initial value numerical method. The effects of tip mass, base fixity, and taper on the natural frequencies are determined. This geometrically anisotropic beam vibrates in a mixture of modes in two perpendicular directions.
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Wang, C.Y. Vibration of a tapered cantilever of constant thickness and linearly tapered width. Arch Appl Mech 83, 171–176 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-012-0637-1
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