Tae Muk Choi

Natural vibration analysis of stiffened panels with arbitrary edge constraints using the assumed mode method

Natural vibration analysis of stiffened panels represents an important issue in different kinds of engineering applications. In this article, a procedure for the vibration analysis of stiffened panels with arbitrary edge constraints is presented. It is based on the assumed mode method, where natural frequencies and modes are determined by solving an eigenvalue problem of a multi-degree-of-freedom system matrix equation derived by using Lagrange’s equations of motion. The Mindlin thick plate theory is applied for a plate, while the effect of stiffeners having the properties of Timoshenko beams is accounted for by adding their strain and kinetic energies to the corresponding plate energies. The accuracy of the proposed procedure is justified by several numerical examples which include the natural vibration analysis of stiffened panels with different framing sizes, their lengths and orientations, plate thicknesses and different combinations of boundary conditions. A comparison of results with those obtained by the finite element method is provided, and good agreement is achieved.

Natural vibration analysis of vertical rectangular plates and stiffened panels in contact with fluid on one side

This article presents a simple and efficient procedure for the natural vibration analysis of rectangular plates and stiffened panels in contact with fluid on one side. The assumed mode method is applied, where the natural frequencies and mode shapes are obtained by solving an eigenvalue problem of a multi-degree-of-freedom system matrix equation derived by using Lagrange’s equation of motion. The Mindlin thick plate theory is applied for a plate, and in the case of stiffened panels, the effect of framing is taken into account by adding its strain and kinetic energies to the corresponding plate energies. Potential flow theory assumptions are adopted for the fluid, and free surface waves are ignored. The fluid velocity potential is derived from the boundary conditions for the fluid and structure and is utilized for the calculation of added mass using the assumed modes. The applicability and accuracy of the developed procedure are illustrated with several numerical examples using a developed in-house code. A comparison of the results with those obtained by general purpose finite element analysis software is provided, where very good agreement is achieved.

Simplified procedure for the free vibration analysis of rectangular plate structures with holes and stiffeners

Abstract Thin and thick plates, plates with holes, stiffened panels and stiffened panels with holes are primary structural members in almost all fields of engineering: civil, mechanical, aerospace, naval, ocean etc. In this paper, a simple and efficient procedure for the free vibration analysis of such elements is presented. It is based on the assumed mode method and can handle different plate thickness, various shapes and sizes of holes, different framing sizes and types as well as different combinations of boundary conditions. Natural frequencies and modes are determined by solving an eigenvalue problem of a multi-degree-of-freedom system matrix equation derived by using Lagrange’s equations. Mindlin theory is applied for a plate and Timoshenko beam theory for stiffeners. The applicability of the method in the design procedure is illustrated with several numerical examples obtained by the in-house developed code VAPS. Very good agreement with standard commercial finite element software is achieved.

Simplified dynamic analysis of stepped thickness rectangular plate structures by the assumed mode method

In this article, the assumed mode method is applied to simplified dynamic analysis of stepped thickness rectangular Mindlin plates and stiffened panels with arbitrary boundary conditions. The natural and frequency responses of stepped thickness plate structures subjected to harmonic point excitation force and enforced acceleration at boundaries, respectively, are considered. Potential and kinetic energies of the system are formulated and used to derive eigenvalue problem utilizing Lagrange’s equation of motion, and mode superposition method is further used for forced response assessment. Characteristic orthogonal polynomials having the property of Timoshenko beam functions are used for the assumed modes. Numerical examples analysing vibration of stepped thickness plate structures with different topologies and various sets of boundary conditions are provided. Numerical results are compared with the results from the relevant literature and finite element solutions obtained by a general finite element tool, and a very good agreement is achieved. Hence, it is expected that stepped rectangular plate structures satisfying the prescribed criteria regarding natural and frequency responses can be efficiently designed based on the proposed method.

Free vibration analysis of rectangular plates with multiple rectangular openings and arbitrary edge constraints

Free vibration analysis of plates with openings represents an important issue in naval architecture and ocean engineering applications. Namely, they are often primary design members of complex structures and knowledge about their dynamic behavior becomes a prerogative for the proper structural design. This paper deals with application of assumed mode method to free vibration analysis of rectangular plates with multiple rectangular openings at arbitrary defined locations. Developed method can be applied to both thin and thick plates as well as to classical and non-classical edge constraints. In the assumed mode method natural frequencies and mode shapes of a corresponding plate are determined by solving an eigenvalue problem of a multi-degree-of-freedom system matrix equation derived by using Lagrange’s equations of motion. The developed procedure actually represents an extension of a method for the natural vibration analysis of rectangular plates without openings, which has been recently presented in the relevant literature. The effect of an opening is taken into account in a simple and intuitive way, i.e. by subtracting its energy from the total plate energy without opening. Illustrative numerical examples include dynamic analysis of rectangular plates with single and multiple rectangular openings with various thicknesses and different combinations of boundary conditions. Also, the influence of the rectangular opening area on the plate dynamic response is analyzed. The comparisons of the results with those obtained using the finite element method (FEM) is also provided, and very good agreement is achieved. Finally, related conclusions are drawn and recommendations for future investigations are presented.Copyright

Vibration Analysis of Thick Plates: Analytical and Numerical Approaches

In this paper an examination of methods for vibration analysis of moderately thick rectangular plates has been presented. First, the state-of-the art in thick plate vibration theories and analysis methods is described and it is followed with basic equations of the original Mindlin theory, which represents a starting point for the development of all other mathematical models. Then, the problem of analytical solving of equilibrium equations is considered based on the modified Mindlin theory of thick plate vibrations, which has been published in the literature recently. Further, energy methods that can be applied to arbitrary boundary conditions are discussed and outline of the assumed mode method is presented. Finally, in the context of numerical methods a new quadrilateral finite element, based on the above mentioned advanced thick plate theory, is included. It should be emphasized that it doesn’t suffers of shear locking problem associated with finite elements, due to natural relation among bending and shear polynomials, and moreover, it gives very accurate results. Application of the presented methods is illustrated by several numerical examples which include natural vibration analyses of rectangular plates with various thicknesses and different combinations of boundary conditions (simply supported, clamped, free and elastically restrained). Comparisons of natural frequencies and mode shapes with results available in the relevant literature and with those obtained by the commercial finite element software are also provided.Copyright