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arxiv: 1906.10278 · v1 · pith:DVSGXLWBnew · submitted 2019-06-24 · ⚛️ physics.class-ph

Exact Solutions for Free Vibration Analysis of Thick Laminated Annular Circular Plates Using Third-Order Shear Deformation Plate Theory

Reza Serajian , Said Asadi This is my paper

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keywords free vibrationannular circular plateslaminated compositesthird-order shear deformation theoryexact analytical solutionthick plates
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An exact analytical solution is derived for free vibration of thick laminated annular circular plates.

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The paper establishes an exact analytical solution for determining the natural frequencies and mode shapes of thick laminated annular circular plates. It applies third-order shear deformation plate theory to incorporate the effects of transverse shear and rotary inertia that become significant in thick composite structures. A reader would care because exact solutions eliminate the need for numerical approximations and provide reliable benchmarks for engineering designs involving rotating machinery, aerospace components, and other annular plate applications. The work focuses on solving the governing differential equations exactly while satisfying the boundary conditions for annular geometries with arbitrary lamination.

Core claim

The paper claims that an exact analytical solution for the free vibration analysis of thick laminated annular circular plates can be obtained by employing the third-order shear deformation plate theory, yielding closed-form expressions for the natural frequencies under various boundary conditions and lamination schemes.

What carries the argument

Third-order shear deformation plate theory, which incorporates cubic variation of in-plane displacements through the thickness to capture shear deformation effects without shear correction factors.

If this is right

  • Natural frequencies and mode shapes become available in closed form for arbitrary numbers of layers and fiber orientations.
  • The solution serves as an exact benchmark for validating approximate numerical methods applied to similar plate problems.
  • Rotary inertia and shear deformation effects are accounted for exactly, improving predictions over classical thin-plate theories for thick laminates.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same exact-solution technique could be extended to forced vibration or buckling analyses of the same plate class.
  • Results might be used to optimize lamination sequences for desired frequency separation in practical composite components.

Load-bearing premise

The third-order shear deformation plate theory is assumed to accurately capture the kinematics and constitutive behavior of the thick laminated annular circular plates for free vibration.

What would settle it

Direct comparison of the derived natural frequencies against three-dimensional elasticity solutions or high-fidelity finite element results for a specific thick laminated annular plate with known material properties and boundary conditions.

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In this paper, an exact analytical solution for free vibration analysis of thick laminated annular circular plates is presented.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript claims to present an exact analytical (closed-form) solution for the free vibration analysis of thick laminated annular circular plates, derived within the framework of third-order shear deformation plate theory (TSDT).

Significance. If the derivation is correct and the boundary conditions are properly enforced, an exact solution for this class of problems would supply useful benchmark results against which approximate numerical methods (finite elements, Ritz, etc.) could be validated, especially for moderately thick laminated plates where transverse shear effects matter.

minor comments (1)
  1. The provided abstract states the existence of an exact solution but supplies no governing equations, assumed displacement field, or boundary-condition enforcement details; without these, the claim cannot be verified from the visible text.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for reviewing our manuscript and for noting its potential utility as benchmark results for thick laminated plates. The recommendation is marked uncertain, but the report contains no specific major comments or questions about the derivation, boundary conditions, or results. We remain available to address any such points if supplied.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity

full rationale

The paper presents a direct analytical derivation of exact closed-form solutions to the governing equations of third-order shear deformation theory applied to free vibration of laminated annular plates. This is a standard mathematical solution process with no fitted parameters, no self-referential definitions of outputs in terms of inputs, and no load-bearing self-citations or ansatzes visible in the abstract or claim structure. The modeling choice of TSDT is an external assumption separate from the derivation chain itself, leaving the solution self-contained against the stated PDEs.

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Only the abstract is available, so no specific free parameters, axioms, or invented entities can be identified from the text.

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