A SEMI-ANALYTICAL SOLUTION OF THE FLEXURAL VIBRATION OF ORTHOTROPIC PLATES OF VARIABLE THICKNESS

✍ Scribed by A.S. ASHOUR

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 192 KB
• Volume: 240
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-460X
• DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.2000.3238

✦ Synopsis

A semi-analytical method based on the "nite strip technique in conjunction with the transition matrix is applied to investigate the #exural vibration of orthotropic rectangular plates of variable thickness in one direction. The e!ect of orthotropy, aspect ratio, and taper ratio on the natural frequencies of the vibration of such plates is investigated. The e$ciency of the proposed technique is illustrated by comparing the results with those available in the literature for several examples. The results show excellent agreement and stable convergence for all plate con"gurations considered in this paper.

2001 Academic Press

SEMI-ANALYTICAL SOLUTION