Frequency Aanalysis of Annular Plates Having a Small Core and Guided Edges at Both Inner and Outer Boundaries

This paper deals with frequency analysis of annular plates having a small core and guided edges at both inner and outer boundaries. Using classical plate theory the governing differential equation of motion for the annular plate having a small core is derived and solved for the case of plate being guided at inner and outer edge boundaries. The fundamental frequencies for the first six modes of annular plate vibrations are computed for different materials and varying values of the radius parameter. The fundamental frequencies thus obtained may be classified into to axisymmetric and/or non-axisymmetric modes of vibration. The exact values of fundamental frequencies presented in this paper clearly show that no mode switching takes place for the case of annular plates with guided edges. The results presented in this paper will be of use in design and also serve as benchmark values to enable the researchers to validate their results obtained using numerical methods such as differential quadrature or finite element methods.