The Transverse Shear Effect of a New Plate Bending Finite Element Based on the Strain Approach

Abstract:

In this paper, we present a comparative study of the transverse shear effect on the plate bending. The element used is a rectangular finite element called SBRPK (Strain Based Rectangular Plate-Kirchhoff Theory-), it used for the numerical analysis of thin plate bending, and it based on the strain approach. This element has four nodes and three degrees of freedom per node (w, θx, θy). Through the numerical applications with different loading cases and boundary conditions; the numerical results obtained are in close agreement with the analytical solution.

• Periodical: International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa (Volume 35)
• Pages: 1-10
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.35.1
• Online since: March 2018
• Authors: Sifeddine Abderrahmani*, Toufik Maalem, Djamal Hamadi
• Keywords: Finite Element, Shear Effect, Strain Based Approach, Thin Plates

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