scholarly journals Discussion: “Fundamental Frequency of Simply Supported Rectangular Plates With Linearly Varying Thickness” (Appl, F. C., and Byers, N. R., 1965, ASME J. Appl. Mech., 32, pp. 163–168)

1965 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 953-953
Author(s):  
M. E. Raville
1965 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. C. Appl ◽  
N. R. Byers

Upper and lower bounds for the fundamental eigenvalue (frequency) of a simply supported rectangular plate with linearly varying thickness are given for several taper ratios and plan geometries. These bounds were determined using a previously published method which yields convergent bounds. In the present study, all results have been obtained to within 0.5 percent maximum possible error.


2001 ◽  
Vol 244 (4) ◽  
pp. 738-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.A. LARRONDO ◽  
D.R. AVALOS ◽  
P.A.A. LAURA ◽  
R.E. ROSSI

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshan Lal ◽  
Dhanpati

Free transverse vibrations of nonhomogeneous orthotropic rectangular plates of varying thickness with two opposite simply supported edges (y=0 and y=b) and resting on two-parameter foundation (Pasternak-type) have been studied on the basis of classical plate theory. The other two edges (x=0 and x=a) may be any combination of clamped and simply supported edge conditions. The nonhomogeneity of the plate material is assumed to arise due to the exponential variations in Young’s moduli and density along one direction. By expressing the displacement mode as a sine function of the variable between simply supported edges, the fourth order partial differential equation governing the motion of such plates of exponentially varying thickness in another direction gets reduced to an ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients. The resulting equation is then solved numerically by using the Chebyshev collocation technique for two different combinations of clamped and simply supported conditions at the other two edges. The lowest three frequencies have been computed to study the behavior of foundation parameters together with other plate parameters such as nonhomogeneity, density, and thickness variation on the frequencies of the plate with different aspect ratios. Normalized displacements are presented for a specified plate. A comparison of results with those obtained by other methods shows the computational efficiency of the present approach.


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