Investigation of Natural Vibrations of Rectangular Plates of Variable Thickness with Different Boundary Conditions

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Budak ◽  
A. Grigorenko
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Natural Vibrations ◽  
Different Boundary Conditions ◽  
Plates Of Variable Thickness

Bending and Vibration of Plates of Variable Thickness

1976 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. H. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Mixed Boundary ◽  
Mixed Boundary Conditions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Polar Coordinates ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Circular Plates ◽  
Plates Of Variable Thickness

The problem of bending and vibration of plates of variable thickness and arbitrary shapes and with mixed boundary conditions was solved by a modified energy method of the Rayleigh-Ritz type. General trial functions of deflection were obtained, one in Cartesian coordinates for rectangular plates and the other in polar coordinates for other shapes. The forced boundary conditions were satisfied approximately by introducing fixity factors which depended upon the prescribed conditions. Central deflections for circular plates subjected to static bending were within 0.2 percent of published results while they were within 1 percent for rectangular plates. The differences of natural frequencies of various rectangular plates were from 0.05 percent for simple, 2.9 percent for clamp, and up to 4.3 percent for free-free plates based on the published values.

Vibration of Orthotropic Rectangular Plates With Variable Thickness

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Cheun Liu ◽  
Stanley S. H. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Computer Program ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Energy Method ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Mixed Boundary ◽  
Mixed Boundary Conditions ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Orthotropic Plates ◽  
Orthotropic Properties

The problem vibration of rectangular orthotropic plates with variable thickness and mixed boundary conditions are solved by a modified energy method. A general expression is written for the deflection of the plate without aiming at any particular combination of boundary conditions. Boundary conditions are satisfied approximately by adjusting a set of so-called fixity factors. A computer program has been developed to solve for natural frequencies of plates with variable thicknesses and having different orthotropic properties.

LINEAR BENDING ANALYSIS OF INHOMOGENEOUS VARIABLE-THICKNESS ORTHOTROPIC PLATES UNDER VARIOUS BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

2007 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 417-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. ZENKOUR ◽  
M. N. M. ALLAM ◽  
D. S. MASHAT
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Flexural Rigidity ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Orthotropic Plates ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Various Boundary Conditions ◽  
Thickness Parameter ◽  
Space Concept

An exact solution to the bending of variable-thickness orthotropic plates is developed for a variety of boundary conditions. The procedure, based on a Lévy-type solution considered in conjunction with the state-space concept, is applicable to inhomogeneous variable-thickness rectangular plates with two opposite edges simply supported. The remaining ones are subjected to a combination of clamped, simply supported, and free boundary conditions, and between these two edges the plate may have varying thickness. The procedure is valuable in view of the fact that tables of deflections and stresses cannot be presented for inhomogeneous variable-thickness plates as for isotropic homogeneous plates even for commonly encountered loads because the results depend on the inhomogeneity coefficient and the orthotropic material properties instead of a single flexural rigidity. Benchmark numerical results, useful for the validation or otherwise of approximate solutions, are tabulated. The influences of the degree of inhomogeneity, aspect ratio, thickness parameter, and the degree of nonuniformity on the deflections and stresses are investigated.

scholarly journals Free Vibration Analysis of Moderately Thick Rectangular Plates with Variable Thickness and Arbitrary Boundary Conditions

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongyan Shi ◽  
Qingshan Wang ◽  
Xianjie Shi ◽  
Fuzhen Pang
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Free Vibration Analysis ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary Conditions ◽  
Solution Algorithms ◽  
Wide Range

A generalized Fourier series solution based on the first-order shear deformation theory is presented for the free vibrations of moderately thick rectangular plates with variable thickness and arbitrary boundary conditions, a class of problem which is of practical interest and fundamental importance but rarely attempted in the literatures. Unlike in most existing studies where solutions are often developed for a particular type of boundary conditions, the current method can be generally applied to a wide range of boundary conditions with no need of modifying solution algorithms and procedures. Under the current framework, the one displacement and two rotation functions are generally sought, regardless of boundary conditions, as an improved trigonometric series in which several supplementary functions are introduced to remove the potential discontinuities with the displacement components and its derivatives at the edges and to accelerate the convergence of series representations. All the series expansion coefficients are treated as the generalized coordinates and solved using the Rayleigh-Ritz technique. The effectiveness and reliability of the presented solution are demonstrated by comparing the present results with those results published in the literatures and finite element method (FEM) data, and numerous new results for moderately thick rectangular plates with nonuniform thickness and elastic restraints are presented, which may serve as benchmark solution for future researches.

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