Vibration of Clamped Circular Symmetric Laminates

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Liew

Treated in this paper is the free-flexural vibration analysis of symmetrically laminated thin circular plates. The total energy functional for the laminated plates is formulated where the pb-2 Ritz method is applied for the solution. The assumed displacement is defined as the product of (1) a two-dimensional complete polynomial function and (2) a basic boundary function. The simplicity and accuracy of the numerical procedure will be demonstrated by solving some plate examples. In the present study, the effects of material properties, number of layers and fiber stacking sequences upon the vibration frequency parameters are investigated. Selected mode shapes by means of contour plots for several 16-ply laminated plates with different fiber stacking sequences and composite materials are presented. This study may provide valuable information for researchers and engineers in design applications. In addition, the present solution plays an important role in increasing the existing data base for future references.

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Liew ◽  
C. M. Wang

An investigation into the vibration analysis of a class of in-plane loaded rectangular plates with internal supports of arbitrary contour is conducted. Solutions to this vibration problem are obtained based on the pb-2 Rayleigh-Ritz method. The Ritz function for this method is defined as the product of (1) a two-dimensional polynomial function expanded in a new manner, (2) equations of the internal support and (3) equations of the boundary supports each raised to the power of either 0, 1, or 2 corresponding to a free, simply supported or clamped edge, respectively. A comparison study on the convergence between the proposed set of polynomials and mathematically complete set of polynomials is conducted. The simplicity and accuracy of the method are demonstrated by analyzing square plates with either two intersecting internal line supports or a central ring support. The influence of the in-plane loads on the natural frequencies will be studied. Note that this paper presents some first known solutions to in-plane loaded rectangular plates with internal supports of arbitrary contour. The mode shapes for these plates are also presented in contour plots.


2005 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 387-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. BHARDWAJ ◽  
A. P. GUPTA

This paper is concerned with the axisymmetric vibration problem of polar orthotropic circular plates of quadratically varying thickness and resting on an elastic foundation. The problem is solved by using the Rayleigh–Ritz method with boundary characteristic orthonormal polynomials for approximating the deflection function. Numerical results are computed for frequencies, nodal radii and mode shapes. Three-dimensional graphs are also plotted for the first four normal modes of axisymmetric vibration of plates with free, simply-supported and clamped edge conditions for various values of taper, orthotropy and foundation parameters.


2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Bhardwaj ◽  
A.P. Gupta ◽  
K.K. Choong ◽  
C.M. Wang ◽  
Hiroshi Ohmori

Two dimensional boundary characteristic orthonormal polynomials are used in the Ritz method for the vibration analysis of clamped and simply-supported circular plates of varying thickness. The thickness variation in the radial direction is linear whereas in the circumferential direction the thickness varies according to coskθ, wherekis an integer. In order to verify the validity, convergence and accuracy of the results, comparison studies are made against existing results for the special case of linearly tapered thickness plates. Variations in frequencies for the first six normal modes of vibration and mode shapes for various taper parameters are presented.


2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 096369350901800 ◽  
Author(s):  
George J. Tsamasphyros ◽  
George S. Bikakis

In this paper analytical solutions are derived to predict the static response of thin circular clamped GLARE fibre-metal laminated plates under the action of a lateral hemispherical indentor. The load-indentation curve is calculated along with the first failure load and deflection due to glass-epoxy tensile fracture. The Ritz method is employed with one, two and three-parameter Ritz approximation functions. The derived formulas are applied to GLARE 2-2/1-0.3 and to GLARE 3-3/2-0.4 circular plates with various diameters. The results converge satisfactorily in all examined cases. The calculated load-indentation curve and the first failure agree well with published experimental data for the case of a GLARE 2-2/1-0.3 plate with a radius of 40 mm (failure load within 7% and failure deflection within 3%). The same load-indentation curves are also calculated using ANSYS and by comparison to FEM results the validity of the analytical model is further verified. No analytical solution of this problem is known to the authors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Koji Sekine

Free vibration analysis of L-shaped folded thin plates having various boundary conditions is presented. Vibration properties of the folded plates are analyzed by means of the Ritz method. Displacement functions satisfying the geometric boundary conditions are assumed in the form of double power series. The interconnection of plate elements of the folded plates is defined by translational and rotational coupling springs. The generalized eigenvalue problem, which is derived by means of minimizing the energy functional, is solved to determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes. The accuracy and validity of the present solutions are demonstrated through convergence studies and comparisons with the results from the literature and FEM (finite element method) analysis solutions. Numerical results are presented for different conditions, such as width ratio, length ratio and the four types of boundary condition.


Aerospace ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander Muc

Free vibration (or eigenvalue analysis) is a prerequisite for aeroelastic analysis. For divergence analysis, slope influence coefficients (rotation at point i due to unit load at point j) are calculated using free vibration mode shapes and corresponding frequencies. The lowest eigenvalue is of interest and gives the divergence speed. The present paper considers the maximization problem of eigenfrequencies for composite panels. The influence of boundary conditions and constant or variable stiffnesses on optimization results are investigated herein. A new convenient set of design variables is employed in the analysis. The computations are carried out with the use of the Rayleigh–Ritz method and Finite Element analysis (2D quadrilateral and 3D solid elements).


2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 797-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Hoon Kang ◽  
Arthur W. Leissa

A three-dimensional (3D) method of analysis is presented for determining the free vibration frequencies and mode shapes of thick, complete (not truncated) conical shells of revolution in which the bottom edges are normal to the midsurface of the shells based upon the circular cylindrical coordinate system using the Ritz method. Comparisons are made between the frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes of the conical shells from the authors' former analysis with bottom edges parallel to the axial direction and the present analysis with the edges normal to shell midsurfaces.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. 1750023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia-Chun Chen ◽  
Zhen-Hu Li ◽  
Francis T. K. Au ◽  
Rui-Juan Jiang

Prestressed concrete bridges with corrugated steel webs have emerged as a new form of steel-concrete composite bridges with remarkable advantages compared with the traditional ones. However, the assumption that plane sections remain plane may no longer be valid for such bridges due to the different behavior of the constituents. The sandwich beam theory is extended to predict the flexural vibration behavior of this type of bridges considering the presence of diaphragms, external prestressing tendons and interaction between the web shear deformation and flange local bending. To this end, a [Formula: see text] beam finite element is formulated. The proposed theory and finite element model are verified both numerically and experimentally. A comparison between the analyses based on the sandwich beam model and on the classical Euler–Bernoulli and Timoshenko models reveals the following findings. First of all, the extended sandwich beam model is applicable to the flexural vibration analysis of the bridges considered. By letting [Formula: see text] denote the square root of the ratio of equivalent shear rigidity to the flange local flexural rigidity, and L the span length, the combined parameter [Formula: see text] appears to be more suitable for considering the diaphragm effect and the interaction between the shear deformation and flange local bending. The diaphragms have significant effect on the flexural natural frequencies and mode shapes only when the [Formula: see text] value of the bridge falls below a certain limit. For a bridge with an [Formula: see text] value over a certain limit, the flexural natural frequencies and mode shapes obtained from the sandwich beam model and the classical Euler–Bernoulli and Timoshenko models tend to be the same. In such cases, either of the classical beam theories may be used.


Author(s):  
C. Rajalingham ◽  
R. B. Bhat ◽  
G. D. Xistris

Abstract The natural frequencies and natural modes of vibration of uniform elliptic plates with clamped, simply supported and free boundaries are investigated using Rayleigh-Ritz method. A modified polar coordinate system is used to investigate the problem. Energy expressions in Cartesian coordinate system are transformed into the modified polar coordinate system. Boundary characteristic orthogonal polynomials in the radial direction, and trigonometric functions in the angular direction are used to express the deflection of the plate. These deflection shapes are classified into four basic categories, depending on its symmetrical or antisymmetrical property about the major and minor axes of the ellipse. The first six natural modes in each of the above categories are presented in the form of contour plots.


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