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Paper II.2

High Continuity Finite Element Formulation for the Analysis of Shear Deformable Plates

A. Bilotta and R. Casciaro

Department of Structures, University of Calabria, Italy

doi:10.4203/ccp.54.2.2

A. Bilotta, R. Casciaro, "High Continuity Finite Element Formulation for the Analysis of Shear Deformable Plates", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Advances in Finite Element Procedures and Techniques", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 79-84, 1998. doi:10.4203/ccp.54.2.2

Abstract

In this paper a new plate rectangular element is proposed. The element is based on the Reissner-Mindlin plate model and the HC interpolation is used to represent both the out-of-plane displacement and rotation fields. The shear-locking is avoided by weakening the shear strain compatibility condition. The resulting shear strain parameters are eliminated at the element level and the displacement-based formulation is preserved. The numerical results show a good behaviour of the element in the moderately thick to thin plate range and the applicability for composite slender panels is promising.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 54 ADVANCES IN FINITE ELEMENT PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES Edited by: B.H.V. Topping Paper II.2 High Continuity Finite Element Formulation for the Analysis of Shear Deformable Plates A. Bilotta and R. Casciaro Department of Structures, University of Calabria, Italy doi:10.4203/ccp.54.2.2 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper A. Bilotta, R. Casciaro, "High Continuity Finite Element Formulation for the Analysis of Shear Deformable Plates", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Advances in Finite Element Procedures and Techniques", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 79-84, 1998. doi:10.4203/ccp.54.2.2 Abstract In this paper a new plate rectangular element is proposed. The element is based on the Reissner-Mindlin plate model and the HC interpolation is used to represent both the out-of-plane displacement and rotation fields. The shear-locking is avoided by weakening the shear strain compatibility condition. The resulting shear strain parameters are eliminated at the element level and the displacement-based formulation is preserved. The numerical results show a good behaviour of the element in the moderately thick to thin plate range and the applicability for composite slender panels is promising. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £75 +P&P)
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