Real Wavenumber Research Articles

Extensional Vibrations of Elastic Plates

Abstract A system of approximate, two-dimensional equations of extensional motion of isotropic, elastic plates is derived. The equations take into account the coupling between extensional, symmetric thickness-stretch and symmetric thickness-shear modes and also include two face-shear modes. The spectrum of frequencies for real, imaginary, and complex wave numbers in an infinite plate is explored in detail and compared with the corresponding solution of the three-dimensional equations.