The active vibration control of laminated composite plates using distributed piezoelectric sensors and actuators (Fig. 1) is studied numerically with a higher-order finite element method (FEM). Reddy’s simplified higher-order theory for transverse shear deformation, which is found to be much more accurate for both thin and thick composite plates as compared with other theories, is employed for ...

In this paper, bending analysis of concentric and eccentric beam stiffened square and rectangular plate using the meshless collocation method has been investigated. For detecting the governing equations of plate and beams, Mindlin plate theory and Timoshenko beam theory have been used, respectively, with the stiffness matrices of the plate and the beams obtained separately. The stiffness matric...

The dynamic buckling of a thin orthotropic thermoviscoplastic plate is studied by analyzing the stability of a stressed/deformed plate under superimposed infinitesimal perturbations. Elastic deformations are neglected. The wavelength of the perturbation that has the maximum initial growth rate is assumed to determine the buckled shape of the plate. The buckled shape of a rectangular plate loade...

Integrating and differentiating matrices allow the numerical integration and differentiation of functions whose values are known at points of a discrete grid. Previous derivations of these matrices have been restricted to one-dimensional grids or to rectangular grids with uniform spacing in at least one direction. The present work develops integrating and differentiating matrices for grids with...

Rectangular plate is one typical structure with wild application in engineering, and the force vibration basis for analysis of sound radiation plate. In this work, numerical simulation conducted rectangular plate, influence external load also studied. Numerical results show that, will resonate under at certain driven frequency, it’s strictly related to structural modal frequencies. Structural r...

This paper presents an approximate analytical model for estimating the transmission loss (TL) of a finite rectangular plate in low frequency range, which is based on modal summation approach (MSA) taking into account radiation impedance and fluid loading. The mode-dependent resistance calculated using Rayleigh integral. loading taken through natural modified by added mass. results are compared ...

In this paper, a rectangular sandwich plate with a constrained layer and an electrorheological (ER) fluid core is investigated. The rectangular plate is covered an ER fluid core and a constraining layer to improve the stability of the system. The two outer layers of the sandwich structure are elastic. The viscoelastic materials express the middle layer behavior under electric field and small st...

The vibratory characteristics of rectangular plates attached with continuously and uniformly distributed spring-mass in a rectangular region are studied which may represent free vibration of a human–structure system. Firstly, the governing differential equations of a plate with uniformly distributed spring-mass are developed. When the spring-mass fully occupies the plate, the natural frequencie...

In this study, nonlinear finite element (NLFE) analysis is conducted to determine the maximum shear capacity (Vmax) of stiffened steel plate walls (SSPSW) with rectangular openings. Results a wide range parametric study are presented using developed response surface method (RSM), which quantified effect prominent input variables on predicted SSPSW. The studied parameters, evaluated by different...