Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 600 036, India
Abstract:
In the present paper, Chebyshev series are employed to obtain the non-linear static and dynamic response of isotropic and orthotropic annular plates. The non-linear partial differential equations obtained from von Karman's large deflection plate theory have been solved by using the Chebyshev series in the space domain and the Houbolt numerical integration scheme in the time domain. Two different sets of boundary conditions of the annulus are investigated and detailed numerical results have been obtained for different cases of orthotropy and geometry.