A novel computational framework to approximate the analytical solution of a nonlinear fractional elastic beam equation

In this paper, the generalized travelling solutions of the nonlinear fractional beam equation is investigated by means of the homotopy perturbation method. The fractional derivative is described in the Caputo sense. The reliability and potential of the proposed approach, which is based on joint Fourier-Laplace transforms and the homotopy perturbation method, will be discussed. The solutions can be approximated via an analytical series solution. Moreover, the convergence and stability of the proposed approach for this equation is investigated, and the results reveal that the proposed scheme is very effective and promising. (C) 2016 Sharif University of Technology. All rights reserved.