Abstract
The application of composite materials in the aerospace and naval structures has increased enormously due to high specific strength and specific stiffness afforded by these materials. In this paper a formulation is developed based on Hamilton’s Principle and laminated composite plate theory to study the elasto-acoustical response of composite plates under heavy fluid loadings. The formulation starts by using Hamilton’s principle in conjunction with shear deformable theory of laminated composite plates. The acoustic pressure described by wave equation is computed similar to Sandman and Nelisse. Using the Rayleigh Ritz method and symbolic mathematics for evaluation of integrals, the formulation provides efficient approach for the problem defined. Typical results include radiation impedance as a function of driving frequency, vibroacoustic indicators such as radiated sound power and mean square velocity for a model problem. Such results are very important in studying constrained layer damping when viscolastic dampers are used in structural components.
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