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A four‐node plate bending element based on Mindlin/Reissner plate theory and a mixed interpolation
Author(s) -
Bathe KlausJürgen,
Dvorkin Eduardo N.
Publication year - 1985
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.1620210213
Subject(s) - bending of plates , plate theory , element (criminal law) , node (physics) , bending , interpolation (computer graphics) , finite element method , structural engineering , mathematics , shell (structure) , mathematical analysis , geometry , engineering , mechanical engineering , frame (networking) , political science , law
This communication discusses a 4‐node plate bending element for linear elastic analysis which is obtained, as a special case, from a general nonlinear continuum mechanics based 4‐node shell element formulation. The formulation of the plate element is presented and the results of various example solutions are given that yield insight into the predictive capability of the plate (and shell) element.