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A sector element for thin plate flexure
Author(s) -
Singh Saroj,
Ramaswamy G. S.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620040114
Subject(s) - finite element method , bending , bending of plates , element (criminal law) , structural engineering , deformation (meteorology) , function (biology) , engineering , geometry , materials science , mathematics , composite material , evolutionary biology , political science , law , biology
This paper presents a sector shape of an element ideally suited for the analysis of sectorial and annular plates. A conforming function with twenty degrees of freedom is developed in polar co‐ordinates to represent the deformation of the element in bending. The finite element method is applied to some plate bending problems to illustrate the power and efficiency of sector elements.