Author(s)

Zakaria Zergoune^1*, Bilal Harras¹, Rhali Benamar²

¹Laboratoire de Génie Mécanique, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Fez, Morocco.
²Laboratoire d’études et de Recherches en Simulation, Université Med V Rabat, école Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco.

The purpose of this paper is to apply the theoretical model developed in References [1]-[6] in order to analyze the geometrically nonlinear free dynamic response of C-C-SS-SS rectangular CFRP symmetrically laminated plates so as to investigate the effect of nonlinearity on the nonlinear resonance frequencies, the nonlinear fundamental mode shape and associated bending stress patterns at large vibration amplitudes. Various values of the plate aspect ratio and the amplitude of vibrations will be considered, and useful numerical data also are provided.

CFRP, C-C-SS-SS Rectangular Plates, Mode Shape, Nonlinear Free Vibration, Laminate Theory

Zergoune, Z. , Harras, B. and Benamar, R. (2015) Nonlinear Free Vibrations of C-C-SS-SS Symmetrically Laminated Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) Rectangular Composite Plates. World Journal of Mechanics, 5, 20-32. doi: 10.4236/wjm.2015.52003.