Dynamic Instability of Stiffened Plates with Cutout Subjected to In-Plane Uniform Edge Loadings

This paper is concerned with the dynamic stability of stiffened plates with cutout subjected to harmonic in-plane edge loadings. The plate is modelled using the Mindlin–Reissner plate theory and the method of Hill's infinite determinants is applied to analyze the dynamic instability regions. Stiffened plates with cutout possessing different boundary conditions, aspect ratios, and cutout sizes considering and neglecting in-plane displacements have been analyzed for dynamic instability. The boundaries of the instability regions, including those of the principal one, are computed and presented graphically. These results are given in a non-dimensional form and illustrated by means of numerical examples.