Free vibration analysis of mindlin plates with parabolically varying thickness

  • S. A. Al-Kaabi*
  • , G. Aksu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The free transverse vibration characteristics of rectangular plates, including the effect of transverse shear deformation and rotary inertia, are presented. A method based on the variational procedure in conjunction with the finite difference technique is used to determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes. The convergence characteristics of the present method are studied by varying the thickness parameter and running a comparison with the classical thin plate solutions. The effects of the thickness parameter and taper thickness ratio on the vibration characteristics are studied. The predictions are presented for the simply supported and clamped plates and they are compared with existing solutions based on the thin plate theory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1417-1421
Number of pages5
JournalComputers and Structures
Volume33
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1989

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications

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