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In this paper the equation of motion is derived for a given set of boundary conditions governing the nonlinear vibrations of an isotropic plate with an arbitrarily located partthrough crack at the centre of the plate, consisting of a continuous line. The equilibrium principle is used to derive the governing equation of motion in order to get a tractable solution to the vibration problem. Principally, the effects of rotary inertia and through-thickness shear stress are neglected. Galerkin’s method is applied to reformulate the governing equation of the cracked plates into time dependent modal coordinates. The simplifying assumptions, and their validity, are described as and when they are made during the derivation of the equations. Berger’s formulation is used to generate the form for the in-plane forces and make the model differential equation nonlinear. Results are presented in terms of frequency and half crack length, and found extremely good comparison amongst others.

Asif Israr . (2011) Model for Vibration of Crack Plates for use with Damage Detection Methodologies, Journal of Space Technology , Volume 1, Issue 1.
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