An analytical closed-form solution for free vibration of stepped circular/annular Mindlin functionally graded plate

Abstract

An exact solution based on a unique procedure is presented for free vibration of stepped circular and annular functionally graded (FG) plates via first-order shear deformation plate theory of Mindlin. A power-law distribution of the volume fraction of the components is considered for the Young's Modulus and Poisson's ratio of the studied FG plate. Free vibration of the plate is solved by introducing some new potential functions and the use of separation of variables method. Finally, several comparisons of the developed model were presented with the FEA analysis, to demonstrate the accuracy of the proposed exact procedure. The effect of the geometrical parameters such as step thickness ratios and step locations on the natural frequencies of FG plates is also investigated.