Abstract: An accurate Ritz solution for the free vibration of point-supported annular sector plates of polar orthotropy is presented. A double power series function is used to represent deflection of the ...

Abstract: The free-vibration behavior of rectangular plates constitutes an important field in applied mechanics, and the natural frequencies are known to be primarily affected by the boundary conditions ...

Abstract: A method is presented for analyzing the free transverse vibration and elastic stability of circular plates under nonuniform distribution of the inplane stresses. A general solution procedure is ...

Abstract: A method is presented for the free vibration analysis of shallow shells having free edges of arbitrary curvilinear shape. The method of Ritz which was developed for free rectangular plates is ...

Abstract: A free vibration analysis and an optimal design approach have been presented for thick isotropic rectangular plates with varying thickness under general edge conditions. First, the analysis is ...