Analysis of thick plates by using a higher-order shear and normal deformable plate theory and MLPG method with radial basis functions

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 979-987

  Xiao, J R ^a   Batra, R C ^c   Gilhooley, D F ^a,d   Gillespie Jr , J W ^a,b   McCarthy, M A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Higher order shear and normal deformable plate theory; MLPG method; Radial basis function; Stress analysis; Thick plate

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; GALERKIN METHODS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESSES;

DEFORMABLE PLATE THEORY; HIGHER-ORDER SHEAR; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTIONS; THICK PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; GALERKIN METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESSES;

EID: 33750466917     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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