Stochastic free vibration analysis of angle-ply composite plates – A RS-HDMR approach

Abstract This paper presents a generic random sampling-high dimensional model representations (RS-HDMR) approach for free vibration analysis of angle-ply composite plates. A metamodel is developed to express stochastic natural frequencies of the system. A global sensitivity analysis is carried out to address the influence of input random parameters on output natural frequencies. Three different types of input variables (fiber-orientation angle, elastic modulus and mass density) are varied to validate the proposed algorithm. The present approach is efficiently employed to reduce the sampling effort and computational cost when large number of input parameters is involved. The stochastic finite element approach is coupled with rotary inertia and transverse shear deformation based on Mindlin’s theory. Statistical analysis is carried out to illustrate the features of the RS-HDMR and to compare its performance with full-scale Monte Carlo simulation results. The stochastic mode shapes are also depicted for a typical laminate configuration. Based on the numerical results, some new physical insights are drawn on the dynamic behavior of the system.

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