Research Article

Vibrations of Plates with Complex Shape: Experimental Modal Analysis, Finite Element Method, and R-Functions Method

Table 20

Comparison of experimental, FEM, and RFM frequencies (Case 4).

Experimental (Hz)FEM simulation (Hz)Difference (%) (exp-FEM)RFM (Hz)Difference (% ) (exp-RFM)

287,82258,5710,16270.965.86%
509,47597,43−17,27555.64−9.06%
598,59606,73−1,36618.72−3.36%
730,24862,25−18,08805.71−10.33%
1060,181149,54−8,431135.85−7.14%
1455,781547,42−6,291580.06−8.54%
1548,431678,08−8,371673.14−8.05%
1651,661783,58−7,991736.54−5.14%