TITLE:
Study the Thermal Gradient Effect on Frequencies of a Trapezoidal Plate of Linearly Varying Thickness
AUTHORS:
Arun Kumar Gupta, Pragati Sharma
KEYWORDS:
Frequencies, Trapezoidal Plate, Linearly Thickness, Thermal Gradient
JOURNAL NAME:
Applied Mathematics,
Vol.1 No.5,
November
30,
2010
ABSTRACT: In this paper, effect of thermal gradient on vibration of trapezoidal plate of varying thickness is studied. Thermal effect and thickness variation is taken as linearly in x-direction. Rayleigh Ritz technique is used to calculate the fundamental frequencies. The frequencies corresponding to the first two modes of vibrations are obtained for a trapezoidal plate for different values of taper constant, thermal gradient and aspect ratio. Results are presented in graphical form.