A generalized unconstrained theory and isogeometric finite element analysis based on Bézier extraction for laminated composite plates

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• 作者：Lieu B. Nguyen ; Chien H. Thai ; H. Nguyen-Xuan
• 刊名：Engineering with Computers
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：32
• 期：3
• 页码：457-475
• 全文大小：3,351 KB
• 刊物类别：Computer Science
• 刊物主题：Computer-Aided Engineering and Design
  Mathematical Applications in Chemistry
  Systems Theory and Control
  Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control
  Mechanics
  Applied Mathematics and Computational Methods of Engineering
  
• 出版者：Springer London
• ISSN：1435-5663
• 卷排序：32

文摘

This work presents an isogeometric finite element formulation based on Bézier extraction of the non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS) in combination with a generalized unconstrained higher-order shear deformation theory (UHSDT) for laminated composite plates. The proposed approach relaxes zero-shear stresses at the top and bottom surfaces of the plates and no shear correction factors are required. A weak form of static, free vibration and transient response analyses for laminated composite plates is then established and is numerically solved using isogeometric Bézier finite elements. NURBS can be written in terms of Bernstein polynomials and the Bézier extraction operator. IGA is implemented with the presence of C°-continuous Bézier elements which allow to easily incorporate into existing finite element codes without adding many changes as the former IGA. As a result, all computations can be performed based on the basis functions defined previously as the same way in finite element method (FEM). Numerical results performed over static, vibration and transient analysis show high efficiency of the present method.KeywordsComposite platesIsogeometric analysis (IGA)Bézier extractionUnconstrained theoryMeshfree methods