New eight node serendipity quadrilateral plate bending element for thin and moderately thick plates using Integrated Force Method

Dhananjaya, HR and Pandey, PC and Nagabhushanam, J (2009) New eight node serendipity quadrilateral plate bending element for thin and moderately thick plates using Integrated Force Method. In: Structural engineering and mechanics, 33 (4). pp. 485-502.

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Abstract

A new 8-node serendipity quadrilateral plate bending element (MQP8) based on the Mindlin-Reissner theory for the analysis of thin and moderately thick plate bending problems using Integrated Force Method is presented in this paper. The performance of this new element (MQP8) is studied for accuracy and convergence by analyzing many standard benchmark plate bending problems. This new element MQP8 performs excellent in both thin and moderately thick plate bending situations. And also this element is free from spurious/zero energy modes and free from shear locking problem.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Structural engineering and mechanics
Publisher:	Techno Press
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to Techno Press.
Keywords:	Mindlin-Reissner theory; plate bending element; integrated force method; displacement fields; stress-resultant fields
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering) Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	07 Dec 2009 07:15
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:52
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/24942

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