Research Article

A Hybrid Finite Element-Fourier Spectral Method for Vibration Analysis of Structures with Elastic Boundary Conditions

Table 3

Comparison of the first ten natural frequencies of the rectangular plate.

Mode orderAnalyticalFEAaHybridbDifference
DOF = 2583DOF = 1357

10.98660.986240.9868−0.06%
21.57851.57741.5796−0.14%
32.56512.56242.5645−0.08%
43.35443.35223.354−0.05%
53.94633.94113.9447−0.09%
63.94633.94113.9458−0.12%
74.93294.92234.9275−0.11%
85.72215.71315.7177−0.08%
96.31416.29586.3057−0.16%
107.30077.29307.2989−0.08%

Note: FEA results are calculated by using ANSYS with 20 × 40 elements.
bResults with = = 12 at the FSM zone and 20 × 20 elements at the FEM zone.