Early short time transient response of finite L-shaped Mindlin plate

The early short time transient response of an L-shaped plate is investigated by the method of reverberation ray matrix (MRRM) and the generalized ray method (GRM). The MRRM and GRM have been successfully used to study the transient elastic wave transmitting in the beams, planar trusses, space frames and infinite layered media. In the present paper, these two methods are extended to investigate the flexural wave propagation in a finite L-shaped Mindlin plate. The reverberation-ray matrix representing the multi-reflected and scattered waves in the L-shaped plate is presented. The rays in the GRM propagating in the L-shaped plate are determined by the shock source and the boundary conditions. From the numerical results, it indicates that the early short time transient responses of L-shaped plate calculated by the MRRM are the same as those by the GRM. The early short time transient acceleration responses are very large, while the early short time transient displacement responses are very small for the L-shaped plate subjected to the unit impulse. Furthermore, the effects of the different shock signals and the plate thickness on the early short time transient responses of the finite L-shaped Mindlin plates are also analyzed.