scholarly journals Boundary Characteristic Orthogonal Polynomials in the Study of Transverse Vibrations of Nonhomogeneous Rectangular Plates with Bilinear Thickness Variation

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Lal ◽  
Yajuvindra Kumar

The free transverse vibrations of thin nonhomogeneous rectangular plates of variable thickness have been studied using boundary characteristic orthogonal polynomials in the Rayleigh-Ritz method. Gram-Schmidt process has been used to generate these orthogonal polynomials in two variables. The thickness variation is bidirectional and is the cartesian product of linear variations along two concurrent edges of the plate. The nonhomogeneity of the plate is assumed to arise due to linear variations in Young's modulus and density of the plate material with the in-plane coordinates. Numerical results have been computed for four different combinations of clamped, simply supported and free edges. Effect of the nonhomogeneity and thickness variation with varying values of aspect ratio on the natural frequencies of vibration is illustrated for the first three modes of vibration. Three dimensional mode shapes for all the four boundary conditions have been presented. A comparison of results with those available in the literature has been made.

2011 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yajuvindra Kumar ◽  
R. Lal

An analysis and numerical results are presented for buckling and transverse vibration of orthotropic nonhomogeneous rectangular plates of variable thickness using two dimensional boundary characteristic orthogonal polynomials in the Rayleigh–Ritz method on the basis of classical plate theory when uniformly distributed in-plane loading is acting at two opposite edges clamped/simply supported. The Gram–Schmidt process has been used to generate orthogonal polynomials. The nonhomogeneity of the plate is assumed to arise due to linear variations in elastic properties and density of the plate material with the in-plane coordinates. The two dimensional thickness variation is taken as the Cartesian product of linear variations along the two concurrent edges of the plate. Effect of various plate parameters such as nonhomogeneity parameters, aspect ratio together with thickness variation, and in-plane load on the natural frequencies has been illustrated for the first three modes of vibration for four different combinations of clamped, simply supported, and free edges correct to four decimal places. Three dimensional mode shapes for a specified plate for all the four boundary conditions have been plotted. By allowing the frequency to approach zero, the critical buckling loads in compression for various values of plate parameters have been computed correct to six significant digits. A comparison of results with those available in the literature has been presented.


2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (17) ◽  
pp. 2841-2865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshan Lal ◽  
Renu Saini

Analysis and numerical results are presented for free transverse vibrations of isotropic rectangular plates having arbitrarily varying non-homogeneity with the in-plane coordinates along the two concurrent edges on the basis of Kirchhoff plate theory. For the non-homogeneity, a general type of variation for Young’s modulus and density of the plate material has been assumed. Generalized differential quadrature method has been used to obtain the eigenvalue problem for such model of plates for four different combinations of boundary conditions at the edges namely, (i) fully clamped, (ii) two opposite edges are clamped and other two are simply supported, (iii) two opposite edges are clamped and other two are free, and (iv) two opposite edges are simply supported and other two are free. By solving these eigenvalue problems using software MATLAB, the lowest three eigenvalues have been reported as the first three natural frequencies for the first three modes of vibration. The effect of various plate parameters on the vibration characteristics has been analysed. Three dimensional mode shapes have been plotted. A comparison of results with those available in literature has been presented.


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.


Author(s):  
S. Bashmal ◽  
R. Bhat ◽  
S. Rakheja

In-plane free vibrations of an isotropic, elastic annular disk constrained at some points on the inner and outer boundaries are investigated. The presented study is relevant to various practical problems including disks clamped by bolts along the inner and outer edges or the railway wheel vibrations. The boundary characteristic orthogonal polynomials are employed in the Rayleigh-Ritz method to obtain the frequency parameters and the associated mode shapes. The boundary characteristic orthogonal polynomials are generated for the free boundary conditions of the disk while artificial springs are used to realize clamped conditions at discrete points. The frequency parameters for different point constraint conditions are evaluated and compared with those computed from a finite element model to demonstrate the validity of the proposed method. The computed mode shapes are presented for a disk with different point constraints at the inner and outer boundaries to demonstrate the free in-plane vibration behavior of the disk. Results show that addition of point supports causes some of the modes to split into two different frequencies with different mode shapes. The effects of different orientations of multiple point supports on the frequency parameters and mode shapes are also discussed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bashmal ◽  
R. Bhat ◽  
S. Rakheja

In-plane free vibrations of an elastic and isotropic annular disk with elastic constraints at the inner and outer boundaries, which are applied either along the entire periphery of the disk or at a point are investigated. The boundary characteristic orthogonal polynomials are employed in the Rayleigh-Ritz method to obtain the frequency parameters and the associated mode shapes. Boundary characteristic orthogonal polynomials are generated for the free boundary conditions of the disk while artificial springs are used to account for different boundary conditions. The frequency parameters for different boundary conditions of the outer edge are evaluated and compared with those available in the published studies and computed from a finite element model. The computed mode shapes are presented for a disk clamped at the inner edge and point supported at the outer edge to illustrate the free in-plane vibration behavior of the disk. Results show that addition of point clamped support causes some of the higher modes to split into two different frequencies with different mode shapes.


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.


2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-214 ◽  
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 solid and hollow hemispherical shells of revolution of arbitrary wall thickness having arbitrary constraints on their boundaries. Unlike conventional shell theories, which are mathematically two-dimensional, the present method is based upon the 3D dynamic equations of elasticity. Displacement components u \#966;, u z, and u \#952; in the meridional, normal, and circumferential directions, respectively, are taken to be sinusoidal in time, periodic in \#952;, and algebraic polynomials in the \#966;-direction and zdirection. Potential (strain) and kinetic energies of the hemispherical shells are formulated, and the Ritz method is used to solve the eigenvalue problem, thus yielding upper bound values of the frequencies obtained by minimizing the frequencies. As the degree of the polynomials is increased, frequencies converge to the exact values. Novel numerical results are presented for solid and hollow hemispheres with linear thickness variation. The effect on frequencies of a small axial conical hole is also discussed. Comparisons are made for the frequencies of completely free, thick hemispherical shells with uniform thickness from the present 3D Ritz solutions and other 3D finite element ones.


1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Rajalingham ◽  
R. B. Bhat ◽  
G. D. Xistris

The natural frequencies and natural modes of vibration of uniform elliptic plates with clamped, simply supported and free boundaries are investigated using the Rayleigh-Ritz method. A modified polar coordinate system is used to investigate the problem. Energy expressions in the 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 their symmetrical or antisymmetrical properties 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.


2016 ◽  
Vol 852 ◽  
pp. 518-524
Author(s):  
Tanmay Gupta ◽  
Bhagat Kewlani ◽  
Kiran D. Mali

Free vibration of rectangular plates with linearly varying thickness is considered. Plates are important structural components used in aircrafts, bridges etc. and hence for their safe design, thorough vibration analysis is important. Many research and practical applications use plates of variable thickness due to economical usage of the material and increased strength. Vibration response of these types of plates is different from plates of uniform thickness, which makes their analysis critical. In this study, Boundary Characteristic Orthogonal Polynomials (BCOPs) in one and two dimensions have been used to obtain deflection shape function. The first member of the series is generated using the boundary conditions, in this case all edges clamped, which satisfies both the geometric boundary conditions and the natural boundary conditions. Gram Schmidt Orthogonalization for polynomials is used to generate the higher members of the shape function which only satisfy the geometric boundary conditions. Thickness variation considered for the plate is linear in both x and y direction. Natural frequencies were obtained by using Rayleigh-Ritz method. Natural frequencies were calculated by varying taper parameters for both directions and compared with those obtained with the case of uniform thickness. Natural frequencies were also found comparable with those obtained from Finite Element Analysis by using ANSYS.


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.


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