Research Article

Natural Frequencies of Shear Deformable Plates by Polyharmonic Splines

Table 7

Comparison study of frequency parameters, for square isotropic plates with SSSS boundaries.

Method of solution Mode
(1, 1) (1, 2) (2, 1) (2, 2) (1, 3) (3, 1)

0.01 Classical theory [4]2.000 5.000 5.0008.000 10.00010.000
FSDT, Ritz method [5]1.999 4.9954.9957.998 9.981 9.981
Orthogonal polynomials [3] 1.999 4.995 4.995 7.998 9.981 9.981
Present, grid 1.9695 5.1285 5.1286 7.9350 10.4481 10.4689
Present, grid 1.9950 5.0563 5.0563 8.0279 10.1396 10.1719
Present, grid 1.9997 5.0189 5.0189 8.0180 10.0261 10.0464

0.1 Classical theory [4]2.000 5.000 5.000 8.000 10.000 10.000
3D analysis [6] 1.934 4.662 4.622 7.103 8.662 8.662
FSDT, Ritz method [5]1.931 4.605 4.605 7.064 8.605 8.605
Orthogonal polynomials [3] 1.931 4.605 4.605 7.064 8.605 8.605
Present, grid 1.9387 4.6608 4.6608 7.1929 8.7181 8.7134
Present, grid 1.9386 4.6448 4.6448 7.1589 8.7070 8.7134
Present, grid 1.9376 4.6394 4.6394 7.1449 8.7091 8.7110