An analytical spectral stiffness method for buckling of rectangular plates on Winkler foundation subject to general boundary conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 36-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Liu ◽  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Wei Zhou
Author(s):  
Yu Fu ◽  
Jianjun Yao ◽  
Zhenshuai Wan ◽  
Gang Zhao

In this investigation, the free vibration analysis of laminated composite rectangular plates with general boundary conditions is performed with a modified Fourier series method. Vibration characteristics of the plates have been obtained via an energy function represented in the general coordinates, in which the displacement and rotation in each direction is described as an improved form of double Fourier cosine series and several closed-form auxiliary functions to eliminate any possible jumps and boundary discontinuities. All the expansion coefficients are then treated as the generalized coordinates and determined by Rayleigh-Ritz method. The convergence and reliability of the current method are verified by comparing with the results in the literature and those of Finite Element Analysis. The effects of boundary conditions and geometric parameters on the frequencies are discussed as well. Finally, numerous new results for laminated composite rectangular plates with different geometric parameters are presented for various boundary conditions, which may serve as benchmark solutions for future research.


2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-121
Author(s):  
Zhuang Lin ◽  
Shuangxia Shi

This paper presents a three-dimensional formulation for the free vibrations of thick rectangular plates with general boundary conditions and resting on elastic foundations. The general boundary conditions are imposed by means of penalty function method. The displacements of the plates are expressed by a three-dimensional cosine series and some simple polynomial functions which introduced to ensure and accelerate the convergence of the series representation. All the unknown coefficients can be obtained by using the Rayleigh–Ritz method. Comparisons of the present results with those in available literature demonstrate the accuracy and reliability of the present formulation. Furthermore, parametric investigations are presented including the effects of boundary conditions, geometrical parameters, and elastic foundation.


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