Analysis of functionally graded plates using an edge-based smoothed finite element method

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3019-3039

  Nguyen Xuan, H ^a,b   Tran, Loc V ^b   Nguyen Thoi, T ^a,b   Vu Do, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Viet Nam)

^b TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Discrete shear gap (DSG) method; Edge based smoothed finite element; FGM Reissner Mindlin plates; Finite element method (FEM); Mesh free methods; Method (ES FEM); Stabilization technique

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; VIBRATION ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DISCRETE SHEAR GAP METHODS; MESH FREE METHODS; METHOD (ES-FEM); REISSNER/MINDLIN PLATE; SMOOTHED FINITE ELEMENTS; STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 80052381623     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.04.028     Document Type: Article

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