Yardimoğlu, BülentBaltacı, Çetin Özgür2014-12-082014-12-082014https://hdl.handle.net/11147/4253Thesis (Master)--Izmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Izmir, 2014Includes bibliographical references (leaves: 39)Text in English; Abstract: Turkish and EnglishFull text release delayed at author's request until 2017.09.17Vibration characteristics of laminated composite annular circular plates with radial slots are studied by Finite Element Method (FEM). As theoretical background, vibration analysis of orthotropic annular circular plates, mechanics of laminated composites and finite element modeling are summarized. Laminated composite annular circular plates with radial slots are introduced. The APDL program in ANSYS is developed for the titled problem and verified by the available literature for the annular circular plate. Then, the effects of lamination parameters on natural frequencies are investigated.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessFinite Element MethodLaminated materialsVibration--TestingMaster Thesis