Research Article

A Series Solution for the Vibration of Mindlin Rectangular Plates with Elastic Point Supports around the Edges

Figure 5

The first six mode shapes of square rectangular plates with completely elastic boundary conditions, , , calculated by the present method.
(a) The 1st mode
(b) The 2nd mode
(c) The 3rd mode
(d) The 4th mode
(e) The 5th mode
(f) The 6th mode