Solution of plate free vibrations problem by method of fundamental solutions

In this paper, a meshless method for solving the natural vibration of plates problem is proposed. For this particular problem the method of fundamental solutions has been implemented. due to its features, the final resolving system can be solved with the classical approaches by using standard numerical procedures. To asses the formulation, the free vibration of some plates were calculated and the results compared with those obtained using other solution techniques. The present results are in good agreement with those found in the literature showing the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed approach.