A Levy-Type Solution for a Rectangular Plate of Variable Thickness

1958 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-298
Author(s):  
H. D. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Rectangular Plate ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Thickness Variation ◽  
Type Solution ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary Conditions ◽  
Plate Of Variable Thickness

Abstract A solution is given for the bending of a uniformly loaded rectangular plate, simply supported on two opposite edges and having arbitrary boundary conditions on the others. The thickness variation is taken as exponential in order to make the solution tractable, and thus closely approximates to uniform taper if the latter is small.

Buckling of Rectangular Plates With General Variation in Thickness

1973 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Chehil ◽  
S. S. Dua
Keyword(s):  
Rectangular Plate ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Perturbation Technique ◽  
Thickness Variation ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Bending Vibration ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Buckling Stress ◽  
General Variation ◽  
Plate Of Variable Thickness

A perturbation technique is employed to determine the critical buckling stress of a simply supported rectangular plate of variable thickness. The differential equation is derived for a general thickness variation. The problem of bending, vibration, buckling, and that of dynamic stability of a variable thickness plate can be deduced from this equation. The problem of buckling of a rectangular plate with simply supported edges and having general variation in thickness in one direction is considered in detail. The solution is presented in a form such as can be easily adopted for computing critical buckling stress, once the thickness variation is known. The numerical values obtained from the present analysis are in excellent agreement with the published results.

scholarly journals Frequency Domain Spectral Element Model for the Vibration Analysis of a Thin Plate with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilwook Park ◽  
Taehyun Kim ◽  
Usik Lee
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Rectangular Plate ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Spectral Element ◽  
Plate Element ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary Conditions ◽  
Plate Elements ◽  
Rectangular Plate Element

We propose a new spectral element model for finite rectangular plate elements with arbitrary boundary conditions. The new spectral element model is developed by modifying the boundary splitting method used in our previous study so that the four corner nodes of a finite rectangular plate element become active. Thus, the new spectral element model can be applied to any finite rectangular plate element with arbitrary boundary conditions, while the spectral element model introduced in the our previous study is valid only for finite rectangular plate elements with four fixed corner nodes. The new spectral element model can be used as a generic finite element model because it can be assembled in any plate direction. The accuracy and computational efficiency of the new spectral element model are validated by a comparison with exact solutions, solutions obtained by the standard finite element method, and solutions from the commercial finite element analysis package ANSYS.

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.

Vibration of Stiffened Plates

1964 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thein Wah
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Orthotropic Plate ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
General Procedure ◽  
The Other ◽  
Stiffened Plates ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary Conditions

SummaryThis paper presents a general procedure for calculating the natural frequencies of rectangular plates continuous over identical and equally spaced elastic beams which are simply-supported at their ends. Arbitrary boundary conditions are permissible on the other two edges of the plate. The results are compared with those obtained by using the orthotropic plate approximation for the system

Loss factor for a simply supported rectangular plate of variable thickness

AIAA Journal ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1228-1230
Author(s):  
S. P. Nigram ◽  
G. K. Grover ◽  
S. Lal
Keyword(s):  
Rectangular Plate ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Plate Of Variable Thickness

scholarly journals A Unified Spectro-Geometric-Ritz Method for Vibration Analysis of Open and Closed Shells with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongyan Shi ◽  
Yunke Zhao ◽  
Qingshan Wang ◽  
Xiaoyan Teng ◽  
Fuzhen Pang
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Free Vibration Analysis ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary ◽  
Fourier Cosine ◽  
Auxiliary Functions ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary Conditions ◽  
Closed Shells

This paper presents free vibration analysis of open and closed shells with arbitrary boundary conditions using a spectro-geometric-Ritz method. In this method, regardless of the boundary conditions, each of the displacement components of open and closed shells is represented simultaneously as a standard Fourier cosine series and several auxiliary functions. The auxiliary functions are introduced to accelerate the convergence of the series expansion and eliminate all the relevant discontinuities with the displacement and its derivatives at the boundaries. The boundary conditions are modeled using the spring stiffness technique. All the expansion coefficients are treated equally and independently as the generalized coordinates and determined using Rayleigh-Ritz method. By using this method, a unified vibration analysis model for the open and closed shells with arbitrary boundary conditions can be established without the need of changing either the equations of motion or the expression of the displacement components. The reliability and accuracy of the proposed method are validated with the FEM results and those from the literature.

Free vibration analysis of three-layer thin cylindrical shell with variable thickness two-dimensional FGM middle layer under arbitrary boundary conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 109963622110204
Author(s):  
Xue-Yang Miao ◽  
Chao-Feng Li ◽  
Yu-Lin Jiang ◽  
Zi-Xuan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Cylindrical Shell ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Admissible Function ◽  
Free Vibration Analysis ◽  
Middle Layer ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary Conditions

In this paper, a unified method is developed to analyze free vibrations of the three-layer functionally graded cylindrical shell with non-uniform thickness. The middle layer is composed of two-dimensional functionally gradient materials (2D-FGMs), whose thickness is set as a function of smooth continuity. Four sets of artificial springs are assigned at the ends of the shells to satisfy the arbitrary boundary conditions. The Sanders’ shell theory is used to obtain the strain and curvature-displacement relations. Furthermore, the Chebyshev polynomials are selected as the admissible function to improve computational efficiency, and the equation of motion is derived by the Rayleigh–Ritz method. The effects of spring stiffness, volume fraction indexes, configuration on of shell, and the change in thickness of the middle layer on the modal characteristics of the new structural shell are also analyzed.

scholarly journals Three-Dimensional Vibration Analysis of Rectangular Thick Plates on Pasternak Foundation with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huimin Liu ◽  
Fanming Liu ◽  
Xin Jing ◽  
Zhenpeng Wang ◽  
Linlin Xia
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Admissible Function ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pasternak Foundation ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary ◽  
Thick Plates ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary Conditions ◽  
Ritz Procedure ◽  
Three Dimensional Elasticity

This paper presents the first known vibration characteristic of rectangular thick plates on Pasternak foundation with arbitrary boundary conditions on the basis of the three-dimensional elasticity theory. The arbitrary boundary conditions are obtained by laying out three types of linear springs on all edges. The modified Fourier series are chosen as the basis functions of the admissible function of the thick plates to eliminate all the relevant discontinuities of the displacements and their derivatives at the edges. The exact solution is obtained based on the Rayleigh–Ritz procedure by the energy functions of the thick plate. The excellent accuracy and reliability of current solutions are demonstrated by numerical examples and comparisons with the results available in the literature. In addition, the influence of the foundation coefficients as well as the boundary restraint parameters is also analyzed, which can serve as the benchmark data for the future research technique.

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