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 the construction of a space of smooth discrete deflections W h and a space of smooth discrete rotations Θ h such that the Kirchhoff constraint is exactly satisfied at the limit. Therefore we obtain a formulation which is natural from the theoretical/mechanical viewpoint and locking-free by construction. We prove that the method is uniformly stable and satisfies optimal convergence estimates. Finally, the theoretical results are fully supported by numerical tests.

An isogeometric method for the Reissner–Mindlin plate bending problem / L. Beirao da Veiga, A. Buffa, C. Lovadina, M. Martinelli, G. Sangalli. - In: COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING. - ISSN 0045-7825. - 209-212(2012 Feb), pp. 45-53.

An isogeometric method for the Reissner–Mindlin plate bending problem

L. Beirao da Veiga
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C. Lovadina;
2012

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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 the construction of a space of smooth discrete deflections W h and a space of smooth discrete rotations Θ h such that the Kirchhoff constraint is exactly satisfied at the limit. Therefore we obtain a formulation which is natural from the theoretical/mechanical viewpoint and locking-free by construction. We prove that the method is uniformly stable and satisfies optimal convergence estimates. Finally, the theoretical results are fully supported by numerical tests.
Settore MAT/08 - Analisi Numerica
feb-2012
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