Frequency response of axially loaded beams with viscoelastic dampers is studied.
Translational and rotational Kelvin–Voigt viscoelastic dampers are considered.
Theory of generalized functions is used in conjunction with Euler–Bernoulli beam theory.
Exact closed-form frequency response is built for any number of dampers and point/polynomial loads.
Characteristic equation is built as determinant of a 4×4 matrix for any number of dampers.