Experimental and Numerical Investigation of a Cracked Cantilever Beam for Damping Factor to Access its Applicability in the Crack Detection

The cracks alter the physical and modal properties of beam, i.e., stiffness, damping, natural frequency, mode shapes, and, in turn, dynamic response beam changes to a considerable extent. condition monitoring beams is essential avoid its catastrophic failure applications. A basic criterion has been followed for parameters like frequencies, stiffness possible crack detection. In contrast, damping as property represent structural damage limited due difficulties measuring analysis. Therefore, this study, effect various profiles, V-shaped U-shaped, on applicability using determining presence cantilever structure was investigated. loss factor all cracked cases computed ANSYS experimental numerical results were compared with results. It understood that susceptible geometries changes.