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Advances in Aircraft and Spacecraft Science Volume 1, Number 2, April 2014 , pages 145-175 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/aas.2014.1.2.145 |
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Strong formulation finite element method for arbitrarily shaped laminated plates – Part II. Numerical analysis |
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Nicholas Fantuzzi and Francesco Tornabene
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| Abstract | ||
| The results of a series of numerical experiments are presented to verify some of the important developments made in the first part of this paper. Firstly, the static solution of an algebraic system obtained through Strong Formulation Finite Element Method (SFEM) is presented. Secondly, the stress and strain recovery procedure is descripted for the present technique. It will be clear that the present approach is suitable for any strong formulation finite element methodology, due to the presented general approach based on the unknown displacements and on the elasticity equations. Thirdly, the numerical solutions for some classical and other numerical results found in literature are exposed. Finally, an arbitrarily shaped composite plate is solved and good agreement is observed for all the presented cases. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| static analysis; arbitrarily shaped plates; stress and strain recovery; generalized differential quadrature; strong formulation finite element method | ||
| Address | ||
| Nicholas Fantuzzi and Francesco Tornabene : Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials - DICAM, University of Bologna,Viale del Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna, Italy | ||
