Natural modes of vibration of linear viscoelastic circular plates with free edges (Q1819982)

In this paper we consider an extension of the classical bending theory of thin plates including the effects of mechanical dissipation. The resulting differential equation is solved for the case of circular plates with free edges. We obtain results giving the attenuation coefficients and frequencies of the natural modes of vibration of the plates. The results indicate, in particular, that when the instantaneous and equilibrium Poisson's ratios are different the values of the attenuation coefficients depend on the mode shapes, which we believe are consistent with physical notions. Otherwise, the values of the attenuation coefficients are the same for all mode shapes for a given set of material parameters.