An isogeometric method for the Reissner-Mindlin plate bending problem
Numerical Analysis
2015-05-28 v1
Abstract
We present a new isogeometric method for the discretization of the Reissner-Mindlin plate bending problem. The proposed scheme follows a recent theoretical framework that makes possible to construct a space of smooth discrete deflections and a space of smooth discrete rotations such that the Kirchhoff contstraint is exactly satisfied at the limit. Therefore we obtain a formulation which is natural from the theoretical/mechanical viewpoint and locking free by construction.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1106.4436,
title = {An isogeometric method for the Reissner-Mindlin plate bending problem},
author = {L. Beirão da Veiga and A. Buffa and C. Lovadina and M. Martinelli and G. Sangalli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.4436},
year = {2015}
}