Buckling of laminated plates with general boundary conditions under combined compression, tension, and shear—A semi-analytical solution

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (7-9) ◽  
pp. 925-938 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Shufrin ◽  
O. Rabinovitch ◽  
M. Eisenberger
Author(s):  
T. Önsay

Abstract The wave-mode representation is utilized to obtain a more efficient form to the conventional transfer matrix method for bending vibrations of beams. The proposed improvement is based on a phase-variable canonical state representation of the equation governing the time-harmonic flexural vibrations of a beam. Transfer matrices are obtained for external forces, step-change of beam properties, intermediate supports and for boundaries. The transfer matrices are utilized to obtain the vibration response of a point-excited single-span beam with general boundary conditions. The general characteristic equation and the transfer mobility of a single-span beam are determined. The application of the analytical results are demonstrated on physical structures with different boundary conditions. A hybrid model is developed to incorporate measured impedance of nonideal boundaries into the transfer matrix method. The analytical results are found to be in excellent agreement with experimental measurements.


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