Research Article

Analysis of Tapered Timoshenko and Euler–Bernoulli Beams on an Elastic Foundation with Moving Loads

Table 3

Actual governing properties.

ItemPropertyValueUnit

BeamYoung’s modulus EPa
Shear modulus G• Pa
Mass density ρ7860• kg m−3
Beam height 0 h0Variable• m
Beam height 1 h1Variable• m
Beam width b0.02• m
Length L1• m
Shear coefficient k5/6• -
ΑVariable• -
FoundationK1100• -
G80• -
Moving loadF30• N
Axial loadPVariable• N