Theoretical analyses and numerical simulation of flexural vibration based on Reddy and modified higher-order plate theories for a transversely isotropic circular plate (Q2234570): Difference between revisions

The main purpose of this paper is to present analytically the exact solutions of out-of-plane dominated vibration of thick transversely isotropic circular plates based on Reddy plate theory and Modified Higher-Order Shear Deformation Theory (MHSDT) instead of three-dimensional theory. Hamilton's principle is used to derive the equations of motion and boundary conditions for the circular plate. Natural frequencies are determined from the solution of the governing equations and boundary conditions along the circular edge. Comparisons of natural frequencies and mode shapes arising from the Mindlin plate theory, the Reddy plate theory, MHSDT, and finite element method are made for fully free and clamped circular plates. The comparison of results show that MHSDT has better accuracy than the other analytical plate theories in terms of the natural frequencies and corresponding mode shapes. Generally, the two analytical methods predict more accurate natural frequencies than the Mindlin plate theory. For the clamped boundary conditions, Reddy plate theory predicts more accurate natural frequencies than MHSDT when ratio of radius to thickness R/H = 10 and 5; however, MHSDT predicts more accurate natural frequencies than the Reddy plate theory when R/H = 2. A large amount of data (natural frequencies and mode shapes) is presented for direct use of design engineers. It would have been useful if the authors had indicated the border line value of R/H so as to enable the reader to know in advance which theory to use to get accurate results.