Research Article

Transverse Vibration Analysis of Composite Plates with Multiple Distributed Composite Patches

Table 4

Nondimensional frequencies of the cross-ply laminate ([0/90]s) with SSSS boundary condition, E1/E2 = 10, and a = b = 10 h and for different patch sizes and numbers.

Modes1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th

Present0 × 02.5194.9868.5159.78310.07713.78316.70018.70419.911
Ref. [32]0 × 02.5194.9868.5159.78310.07713.783/18.70419.911
CASE I0.1 × 0.12.5004.9858.5139.71410.08813.78016.68518.56819.906
0.2 × 0.22.4484.9688.4859.57810.11213.74516.51118.30519.857
0.3 × 0.32.3794.9088.3839.50710.10713.67116.11518.19319.771

CASE II0.1 × 0.12.4864.9848.5119.66310.09613.77716.67418.46619.903
0.2 × 0.22.3994.9558.4629.44010.13613.71616.36618.04119.820
0.3 × 0.32.2874.8518.2859.34410.12913.59215.70417.91219.699

CASE III0.1 × 0.12.4634.9828.5099.58110.10913.77316.65418.29719.897
0.2 × 0.22.3224.9328.4249.24010.17513.67016.12417.66819.764
0.3 × 0.32.1554.7608.1279.13110.16313.47315.08917.57319.615