Abstract—Metal ceiling tiles can be used for a variety of
space, including commercial, office and other public spaces.
They are widely used for suspending ceilings and other
architectural applications in a range of different perforation
patterns to suit both mechanical and aesthetic requirements.
These perforated panels made of steel, aluminum, bras, etc. are
also known as stamping plates or sheets depending on its
thickness and area of usage. In this study, perforated ceiling
tiles are modelled as rectangular thin plates with various hole
patterns which are simply supported on all its boundaries. The
main idea is to find out the effect of the holes on the bending
behaviour of the perforated plate which is the governing
attitude of a ceiling tile. The other parameters which
determined about the behaviour of the plates are deflection,
moments and stresses. The analyses were performed on various
models systematically by number, diameter and location of
holes. As a result of these analyses the relationships between the
applied force and maximum values of internal forces have been
calculated by using APDL codes based on Finite Element
Method to find out the optimum hole pattern. According to
analysis results; 3D graphics are developed to design proper
hole patterns for Regular Perforated Metal Ceiling Tiles.
Index Terms—Circular holes, finite element method, plate,
regular perforated.
Uğur Albayrak is with Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Dept. of Civil
Engineering, Eskisehir, Turkey (corresponding author: Uğur Albayrak
e-mail: albayrak@ogu.edu.tr).
Mustafa Halûk Saraçoğlu is with Dumlupınar University, Dept. of Civil
Engineering, Kutahya, Turkey (e-mail: mhaluk.saracoglu@dpu.edu.tr).
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Cite: Uğur Albayrak and Mustafa Halûk Saraçoğlu, "Analysis of Regular Perforated Metal Ceiling Tiles," International Journal of Engineering and Technology vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 440-446, 2018.
