Research Article

A Unified Formulation for Free Vibration of Spherical Cap Based on the Ritz Method

Table 5

Natural frequencies (Hz) of the tested spherical cap using different methods.

Mode number (n, m)Current methodExperimentInaccuracy (%)FEMInaccuracy (%)

(1,2)5778.65788.50.175775.90.05
(2,2)6055.36072.20.286052.50.05
(1,3)6310.86323.10.196303.50.12
(2,3)6439.76455.20.246432.30.11
(3,3)6581.76608.80.416573.90.12