Abstract:Based on spatial curved beam theory,vibrational behavior for naturally curved and twisted beams with general crosssectional shapes is theoretically investigated.The effects of transverse shear deformations,rotary inertia and torsionrelated warping are included in the present formulations.The governing equations can be transformed to a set of ordinary differential equations with respect to time by utilizing a finite difference discretization in the spatial domain.Natural frequencies of the beams can be determined by solving these equations.In analyzing the dynamic response of the structures under harmonic excitation,NewtonCotes formula,which avoids the trouble of the inverse matrix calculation,is used to evaluate vector integration in precise timeintegration method.The present analysis will be used to solve the natural frequencies and the response curve of displacement of forced vibration of the beams fixed at both ends.Calculations show that the numerical results obtained are very close to the FEresults.Another example is related to the natural frequencies of cylindrical helical springs of circular crosssections with both ends fixed.Results are in good agreement with other published data.