Thermoelastic free vibration of clampe circular plate

An analysis was given for the free vibration of clamped circular plate when temperature and stress fields were coupled. A nonlinear differential equation about time was obtained by using Galerkin's method. The numerical results of vibration amplitude vs time were compared with the uncoupled case. It is found that if the given initial displacement is small, the effect of thermoelastical coupling will make the natural frequency increase; if the given initial displacement is large, it will be the opposite case. Effects of some different vibration factors are also discussed. Foundation item: Shanxi Natural Science Foundation (981006); Shanxi Research foundation for return scholar. Biography: Shu Xuefeng (1964-)