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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 83, 2016
CSNDD 2016 - International Conference on Structural Nonlinear Dynamics and Diagnosis
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| Article Number | 04005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Nonlinear dynamics in MEMS, NEMS and AFM | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20168304005 | |
| Published online | 16 November 2016 | |
Investigation of the nonlinear static and dynamic behaviour of rectangular microplates under electrostatic actuation
4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
We present an investigation of the static and dynamic behavior of the nonlinear von-Karman plates when actuated by the nonlinear electrostatic forces. The investigation is based on a reduced order model developed using the Galerkin method, which rely on modeshapes and in-plane shape functions extracted using a finite element method. In this study, a fully clamped microplate is considered. We investigate the static behavior and the results are validated by comparison with the results calculated by a finite element model. The forced-vibration response of the plate is then investigated when the plate is excited by a harmonic AC load superimposed to a DC load. The dynamic behavior is examined near the primary resonance. The microplate shows a strong hardening behavior due to the cubic nonlinearity of mid-plane stretching. However, the behavior switches to softening as the DC load is increased.
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