Abstract: This paper presents presents a new analytical solution of transverse vibration ofrectangular plaies simply supported at two opposite edges with arbitrary number ofelastic line supports in one way. The reaction forces of the elastic line supports areregarded as foe unknown external forces acted on the plate. The analytical solution ofthe differential equation of motion of the rectangular plate, which includes theunknown reaction forces. is gained. The frequency’ equation is derived by using thelinear relationships between the reaction forces of the elastic line supports and thetransverse displacements of the plale along the elastic line supports. Therepresentations of foe frequency equation and the mode shape functions are differentfrom those obtained by other methods.

Key words: rectangular plate, eigen-frequency, elastic line support, analyticalSolution