Vibration and Dynamic Instability of Stiffened Plates Subjected To In-plane Harmonic Edge Loading

The vibration and dynamic instability behavior of a stiffened plate subjected to uniform in-plane edge loading is studied using finite element analysis. The method of Hill's infinite determinants is applied to analyze the dynamic instability regions. Rectangular stiffened plates possessing different boundary conditions, aspect ratios, varying mass and stiffness properties and varying number of stiffeners have been analyzed for dynamic instability. The results are obtained considering the bending displacements of the plate and the stiffener. Eccentricity of the stiffeners give rise to axial and bending displacement in the middle plane of the plate. The results show that the principal instability regions have a significant effect considering and neglecting in-plane displacements. Comparison with published results indicates good agreement.