Automated Ritz Method for Large Deflection of Plates with Mixed Boundary Conditions

In this paper, an automated Ritz method is developed for the analysis of thin rectangular plates undergoing large deflection. The trial functions approximating the plate lateral and in-plane displacements are represented by simple polynomials. The nonlinear algebraic equations resulting from the app...

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Published in:Arabian journal for science and engineering (2011) 2020-10, Vol.45 (10), p.8159-8170
Main Authors: Al-Shugaa, Madyan A., Al-Gahtani, Husain J., Musa, Abubakr E. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aspect ratio
Automation
Boundary conditions
Deflection
Engineering
Humanities and Social Sciences
Lateral displacement
Mathematical analysis
Matrix methods
multidisciplinary
Nonlinear equations
Polynomials
Potential energy
Rectangular plates
Research Article-Civil Engineering
Ritz method
Science
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Summary:In this paper, an automated Ritz method is developed for the analysis of thin rectangular plates undergoing large deflection. The trial functions approximating the plate lateral and in-plane displacements are represented by simple polynomials. The nonlinear algebraic equations resulting from the application of the concept of minimum potential energy of the plate are cast in a matrix form. The developed matrix form equations are then implemented in a Mathematica code that allows the automation of the solution for an arbitrary number of the trial polynomials. The developed code is tested through several numerical examples involving rectangular plates with different aspect ratios and boundary conditions. The results of all examples demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method.
ISSN:2193-567X
1319-8025
2191-4281
DOI:10.1007/s13369-020-04642-z