Vibration Analysis of Rectangular Thin Plate with Elliptical Cut-Out

The present paper focuses on investigating the effect of the elliptical cut-out at the center of the plate by comparing the plate with and without cutout. The motivation behind the study is to understand the behavior of thin plates when subjected to vibration using finite element analysis. The investigation is done by a consideration of thin rectangular plate. The validation of the present work is done by numerical and simulation validation using ANSYS software. The aluminum alloy and stainless steel are mostly preferred for thin plate application in the industry. Hence, to study the vibration of the thin plates made of the above-mentioned materials, variations are done in plate’s boundary condition, changes in the cut-out’s geometries are done. The most preferential boundary condition is the one that is able to provide less vibration in the plates.