Bar Waves Applet

Bar Waves Applet  provides you with a professional tool which demonstrates standing flexural waves in a bar.

At the top of the applet on the left you will see the bar. To set the bar in motion, click on it and drag around to deform it, or click "Fundamental". Below the bar you will see a graph showing each normal modes contribution to the bars vibration.

There are two sets of indicators; on top are the magnitude indicators, which shows the amplitude of each normal mode. These can be adjusted with the mouse, or you could double-click on one to isolate a particular mode.