A Simplified Finite Element Approach for Modeling of Multilayer Plates

Table 1

Plate parameters for validation.

Properties	Layer 1	Layer 2	Layer 3
Density (kg/m^3)	7800	2000	7800
Young’s modulus (Pa)	207e9	12e6	207e9
Shear modulus (Pa)	80e9	4e6	80e9
Thickness (m)	0.002	0.002	0.002
Length (m)	0.4	0.4	0.4
Width (m)	0.4	0.4	0.4
Loss factor	0	0.38	0