Effects of the Radius of Curvature on Natural Frequency and Mode Shape

In this study, the effect of radius of curvature on the natural frequency of isotropic square thin plate is investigated. The models examined are obtained by simply changing the radius of curvature by keeping the length constant from the flat plate to the semicircle model. The free vibration analysis of the plates fixed on two straight edges is performed by the finite element method. As a finite element type, the four-node quadrilateral rectangular element type, which has a total of 24 generalized coordinates, is used. Out-of-plane theory and in-plane theory are used together to form the curve model. The accuracy and validity of the theory are controlled with the data obtained from the finite element program. The effect of the curvature radius on the first five natural frequencies and the mode shapes of these natural frequencies is given in tables and graphs.