An unusual jump, called the trajectory paradox, near the boundary, in the trajectory of a uniformly moving point mass on a taut classical string has been reported. This jump renders the linearity assumption in the string model inapplicable. Further, the usage of global trigonometric functions for solving this string-moving mass problem is prone to exhibiting the Gibbs phenomenon. These two may give a false notion of existence of the trajectory paradox in the system. This motivates the current study to employ the planar Reissner-Simo geometrically exact (GE) beam to investigate the paradox. A taut string model is replicated by a pre-stretched GE beam, subjected to a moving point mass. The model considers all relevant acceleration components and inertial effect of the mass. The dynamic response is computed using nonlinear finite element method for different parameters. The model is validated for a moving point force with the results obtained from the classical string model. For the case of the moving point mass on the stretched GE beam, computations reveal an absence of the trajectory paradox. Also, the dynamic tension in the GE beam causes early appearance of kinks compared to that in the string model, in the response curves. Therefore, future studies on moving masses over flexible structures must incorporate large geometric deformations using appropriate nonlinear models.
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