Thermal Vibration of Nonhomogeneous Orthotropic Tapered Skew Plate

Abstract

In this article, an analysis is carried out on nonhomogeneous skew (orthotropic) plate with circular profile in thickness. One dimensional circular variation in density parameter along with bi-linear temperature profile is considered. The technique of Rayleigh-Ritz is implemented to solve the resultant frequency equation. Along with this, the convergence study of frequency modes on orthotropic skew plate, rectangle plate, square plate were conducted for different boundary conditions. The major conclusion made from the current research that the circular variation in thickness parameter reduces the variation in time period as compared to linear, exponential and parabolic variation in thickness.