9. Periodic Structure
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Equations of Motion
• The structure itself does not resist
bending, so the restoring force is due
only to the tension
w: Out of plane displacement
: tension per unit length
: mass per unit area
Laplace operator in Cartesian coordinates:
),,(w),,(w2
tyxtyx tt
2
2
2
2
2
yx