Research Article

Nonlinear Vibrations of 3D Laminated Composite Beams

Table 3

Natural frequencies (rad/s) of clamped-clamped laminated composite beam with symmetric cross ply [0°/0°/0°/0°], validation with Elmer.

ModeCase  1 [0°/0°/0°/0°]
Beam 60 DOFElmer
1 million DOF
Mode shapeDifference %

11589.831589.05 0.049
21589.831589.06 0.049
34198.734136.98 1.493
44198.734137.00 1.492
55057.494999.45 1.161
67618.517596.04 0.296
77618.517596.11 0.295
810102.5210001.40 1.011
911833.4511698.23 1.156
1011833.4511698.39 1.155