Research Article

Transverse Vibration Analysis of Composite Plates with Multiple Distributed Composite Patches

Table 5

Nondimensional frequencies of the cross-ply laminate ([0/90]s) with SSSS boundary condition, E1/E2 = 20, and a = b = 10 h and for different patch sizes and numbers.

Modes1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th

Present0 × 02.6384.9179.3559.63710.55413.82616.52419.66820.752
Ref. [32]0 × 02.6384.9179.3549.63710.55413.826//20.752
CASE I0.1 × 0.12.6184.9169.3529.56910.56013.82316.50919.68120.598
0.2 × 0.22.5644.8999.3219.43610.57313.78816.33819.68120.286
0.3 × 0.32.4914.8419.2099.36710.55313.71515.95319.53320.164

CASE II0.1 × 0.12.6044.9159.3519.51910.56513.82016.49819.69120.476
0.2 × 0.22.5124.8869.2969.30310.58713.76016.19719.69019.957
0.3 × 0.32.3954.7859.1019.20910.55313.63915.55719.43319.828

CASE III0.1 × 0.12.5794.9139.3489.44010.57313.81616.47919.70720.264
0.2 × 0.22.4324.8649.1109.25410.60913.71415.96319.48119.704
0.3 × 0.32.2574.6958.9259.00510.55313.52614.96719.26719.416