Differential quadrature element method: A new approach for free vibration analysis of polar Mindlin plates having discontinuities

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 179, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 407-423

  Liu, F L ^a   Liew, K M ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cracked plate; Differential quadrature element method; Differential quadrature method; Discontinuous plate; Free vibration analysis; Mixed boundary conditions; Numerical method; Polar plates; Shear deformable plates; Structural analysis

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE ELEMENT METHOD (DQEM); FREE VIBRATION ANALYSIS; POLAR PLATES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ANSYS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0033329003     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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