Analysis of vibrations of plate strip with concentrated masses using tolerance averaging technique

In this note vibrations of thin periodic plate strips with periodically distributed system of two concentrated masses are analysed. Moreover, it is assumed that every concentrated mass is connected to a string, which cause the effect of damping in vibrations. Governing equation for such structure is defined as a differential equation with highly oscillating, periodic and non-continuous coefficients. In order to solve the equation, tolerance averaging technique is applied. As a result, governing equations with constant coefficients are obtained. In an example, derived model is used to calculate lower and higher frequencies of the travelling wave related to the internal periodic structure.