Research Article

Fundamental Frequency Analysis of Sandwich Beams with Functionally Graded Face and Metallic Foam Core

Table 1

The first four frequencies (rad/s) with increasing Ns (comparison between the present result and that of ABAQUS).

Nsth natural frequency (rad/s)

22416.0 (3.46%)6050.6 (20.12%)
32389.5 (2.33%)5248.6 (4.20%)9200.2 (12.20%)
42371.8 (1.57%)5185.0 (2.94%)8471.7 (3.32%)12544.5 (8.64%)
52358.4 (0.99%)5152.6 (2.29%)8403.1 (2.48%)11832.7 (2.47%)
62354.7 (0.84%)5119.5 (1.64%)8365.6 (2.02%)11773.4 (1.96%)
72348.5 (0.57%)5110.7 (1.46%)8328.5 (1.57%)11732.7 (1.61%)
82347.0 (0.51%)5094.2 (1.13%)8316.4 (1.42%)11700.2 (1.33%)
92343.9 (0.37%)5090.0 (1.05%)8297.1 (1.19%)11685.6 (1.20%)
By ABAQUS2335.25037.18199.711547.0

Note. Relative error, ([prediction by the present model] − [result by ABAQUS])/[result by ABAQUS] × 100%.