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In this paper the analog equation method, a BEM-based method, is employed to analyze the dynamic response of flat heterogeneous orthotropic membranes of arbitrary shape, undergoing large deflections. The problem is formulated in terms of the three displacement components. Due to the heterogeneity of the membrane, the elastic constants are position dependent and consequently the coefficients of the partial differential equations governing the dynamic equilibrium of the membrane are variable. Using the concept of the analog equation, the three-coupled nonlinear second order hyperbolic partial differential equations are replaced with three uncoupled Poisson's quasi-static equations with fictitious time dependent sources. The fictitious sources are represented by radial basis functions series and are established using a BEM-based procedure. Both free and forced vibrations are considered. Membranes of various shapes are analyzed to illustrate the merits of the method as well as its applicability, efficiency and accuracy. The proposed method is boundary-only in the sense that the discretization and the integration are restricted on the boundary. Therefore, it maintains all the advantages

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Author

John T. Katsikadelis; George C. Tsiatas

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0955-7997)

Published

2003

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)