VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF SKEW FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPOSITE LAMINATED PLATES

The vibration of skew laminated composite plates with simply supported and clamped edges is studied. The skew plate is mapped into a unit square by linear transformation. Orthogonal polynomials are used with the Ritz method to determine the natural frequencies. The effects of skew angle and lamination scheme on natural frequencies are studied. Results are tabulated for different lamination schemes and compared to available studies in the literature.