Analysis of Skew Plate Using FSDT

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Analysis of Skew Plate using FSDT

Kumari Shipra Suman1, Vikas1 and Jeeoot Singh1*
1
Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.I.T., Mesra, Ranchi

*Corresponding Author
ABSTRACT
In this paper, bending of skew plate is presented. The governing differential equation (GDE) of the plate is obtained using First
Order Shear Deformation Theory (FSDT) and Hamilton Principle. The GDE in form of displacement variables have been
discretized using Polynomial Radial Basis base meshfree method. A MATLAB code is developed incorporating polynomial
radial basis function (RBF) base meshfree method to obtain the solution. Numerical results related to deflection, moments and
stresses of skew plates are presented. Results are compared with the other published results to compare present solution
methodology. Some new results have been also presented.
Keywords: Skew plate, Meshfree Method, FSDT, Bending
1. INTRODUCTION
The rectangular panels are in very much demanded structural panels in high performance engineering structures.
Depending on the boundaries, a plate may be polygonal, quadrilateral, triangular, circular, elliptic etc. in shape. Skew
plates are having numbers of applications in high performance modern structures, wing panels, ship, highway bridges
and vehicle bodies. In general, the analysis of skew plates is more complicated than the analysis of rectangular ones.
The analysis of skew plates as structural element gained the attention of researchers in the late 1940s. The exact
solution for the structural response of skew plates is limited to specific cases. When the exact solution is not possible,
the solution of partial differential equations can be obtained by analytical or numerical methods. In obtaining analytical
solutions, the difficulty arises in forming the deflection function which can be applied to the entire plate domain that
satisfies the boundary conditions. Numerical methods such as finite element, finite differential quadrature methods etc.
are also employed for the analysis of skew plates. A review on the work done on the bending analysis of skew plates
before 1989 has been carried out by Butalia et al. [1]. Sengupta [2] has studied the performance of a simple finite
element for the analysis of skew rhombic plates. Using Boundary Element Method (BEM), a fundamental solution in
oblique coordinates for the analysis of isotropic skew plates under transverse loading has been obtained by Rajamohan
and Raamachandran [3]. .Liew and Han [4] presented the bending analysis of a simply supported thick skew plate
based on the first-order shear deformation using Reissner/Mindlin theory. The buckling analysis of thick skew plates
had been carried out by Xiang et al. [5] and Liew et al. [6].
2. MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION
The geometry of plate is shown in Figure 1. Thickness h is along z axis whose mid plane is coinciding with x-y plane
of the coordinate system is considered.
Figure 1 Geometry of discretized skew plate
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The displacement field at any point in the plate is expressed as:
u zx ,
v zy ,
w w0
(1)
The strain displacement relations are obtained as under
Where
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The governing differential equations of plate are obtained using principle of virtual work:
The force and moment resultants in the plate and plate stiffness coefficients are expressed as:
The boundary conditions for an arbitrary edge with simply supported conditions are as follows:
Where
3. SOLUTION METHODOLOGY
The governing differential equations (9-11) are expressed in terms of displacement functions using Polynomial Radial
basis function. The variable w0 , x and y can be interpolated in form of radial distance between nodes. The solution of
the linear governing differential equations (4-8) is assumed in terms of polynomial radial basis function for nodes 1: N,
as;
N
wo , x , y
y
x
w
j , j , j
) g X X j ,m
j 1
(16)
Where, N is total numbers of nodes which is equal to summation of boundary nodes NB and domain interior nodes ND.
g X X j , m is polynomial radial basis function expressed as g r
, wj , j x , j y are unknown coefficients.
X X j is the radial distance between two nodes.
Where,
r XXj
x xj y y j
and m is shape parameter. The value of 'm' taken here is 5.
Polynomial radial basis function becomes singular, when r = 0 i.e. for zero distance. In order to eliminate the
singularity, an infinitesimally small value is added into the r 2 or zero distance. Mathematically it is explained as:
r 2 r 2 2 , when r = 0 or i = j; 2 is small numerical value of the order 10-10.
The discretized governing equations for linear flexural analysis can be written as:
[ K ]L
[ F ]
3N 1 0 L
[ K ]
N 1
B 3 N 3 N
(17)
The unknown coefficients {} are calculated from equation (17) obtained and finally using equation (16), the
displacement components at desired locations are obtained.
4. NUMERICAL RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS:

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In order to demonstrate the accuracy and applicability of present formulation, a RBF based meshfree code in MATLAB
is developed following the analysis procedure as discussed above. Several examples have been analyzed and the
computed results are compared with the published results. Based on convergence study, a 13x13 node is used
throughout the study. For isotropic material ( E 1 and 0.3 ) the deflection and moments are normalized as Liew and
Han [4].
w wmax .1600. D / ( qa 4 )
M M c max .40. D / ( qa 4 )
(18)
xx xx max .h 2 / ( qa 4 )
xy xy max .h 2 / ( qa 4 )
20
18
16
14
12
w10
8
6
4
2
0
5x5
7x7
9x9
11x11
13x13
15x15
Number of nodes
Figure 2 Convergence study for deflection w of a simply supported skew plate (a/h = 100)
Table 1: Deflection, Moment and stresses of a Skew plate
Skew Angle
a/h
Liew and Han [4]
w
w
xx
Present
xy
Liew and Han [4]
10
Present
Liew and Han [4]
20
Present
Liew and Han [4]
100
Present
M xx
w
w
xx
xy
M xx
w
w
xx
xy
M xx
w
w
xx
90
75
60
45
30
7.8469
7.5830
7.0945
6.6170
5.1714
4.7379
2.8913
2.7852
1.0897
1.0416
0.9094
0.5593
0.8064
0.7525
0.5501
0.2702
0.4034
0.5331
0.5864
0.3883
1.8590
6.8365
6.5946
1.6646
6.1390
5.3857
1.2771
4.3714
3.4399
0.8107
2.3191
1.7946
0.3090
0.7733
0.5443
0.9177
0.5609
1.0354
1.3453
0.7806
0.2729
0.4888
0.8184
0.9104
0.5617
1.8629
6.5840
6.4070
1.6043
5.9001
4.9715
1.1743
4.1711
2.9613
0.7267
2.1751
1.4602
0.2653
0.6933
0.3970
0.9373
0.6556
1.4003
1.6940
0.9743
0.2775
0.5706
0.9691
1.1039
0.6648
1.8770
6.5031
7.0930
1.5633
5.8236
4.5791
1.1096
4.1054
2.2954
0.6834
2.1204
1.0433
0.2482
0.6556
0.2615
1.1307
0.7388
1.3774
1.3646
0.7860
xy
0.3774
0.5787
0.8050
0.8275
0.4792
M xx
2.0366
1.4865
0.9592
0.5789
0.2058
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8
7
6
5
4
3
2
Present
Liew and Han [4]
1
0
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
Skew angle
Figure 3 Comparison of deflection w of a simply supported skew plate (a/h = 5)
8
7
6
5
w4
3
a/h=5
a/h=10
a/h=20
a/h=50
2
1
0
10
15 20 25
30
35 40 45
50
55 60 65
70
75 80
85
90
95
Skew angle
Figure 4 Effect of span to thickness ratio on deflection w of a simply supported skew plate
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
z/h
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
XX
0.5
1.5
Figure 5 Through thickness variation of xx of a simply supported skew plate (skew angle 450, a/h=100)
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0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
z/h
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
-1
-0.5
0
XY
0.5
Figure 6 Through thickness variation of xy of a simply supported skew plate (skew angle 450, a/h=100)
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
z/h
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
-0.5
0.5
1.5
XZ
Figure 7 Through thickness variation of xz of a simply supported skew plate (skew angle 450, a/h=100)
Convergence for maximum deflection is shown in Figure 2 it can be seen that results are converging below 2 percent
for 13x13 nodes. Hence for further analysis, a 13x13 node has been taken. Different results are obtained for deflection,
moment and stresses and placed in Table-1 along with results of Liew and Han [4]. Present results are in good
agreement. Figure 3 shows that as skew angle decreases, the difference in present results becomes more. From Figure 4
it can be concluded that effect decreases for all the angles as plate becomes thick to thin. Figure 5-7 shows the through
thickness variation of different stresses on a square isotropic plate.
5. CONCLUSION
The present study shows that the proposed RBFs are capable to accurately predict the flexure behavior of skew plates.
Effect of skewness on deflection, moments and stresses is obtained. It is found that all the parameters decrease as
skewness increases. Effect is more prominent for thick plates as compared to thin plates. The study further can be
extended for orthotropic, laminated and FGM plates with higher order shear deformation theories.
References
[1] Butalia, T. S., Kant, T., Dixit, V.D., Performance of heterosis element for bending of skew rhombic plates,
Computers and Structures, 34(1), 23-49, 1990.
[2] Sengupta, D., Performance study of a simple finite element in the analysis of skew rhombic plates, Computers
and structures, 54(6), 1173-1182, 1995.
[3] Rajamohan C. and Raamachandran J. Boundary element analysis of skew plates using a new fundamental
solution, Mechanics Research Communications, vol.24, No.4, pp.407-414, 1997.
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[4] Liew. K. M. and Han J.B., Bending analysis of simply supported shear deformable skew plates, journal of
Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 123, No.3, 214-221, 1997.
[5] Xiang Y., Wang C.M. and Kitipornchai S., Buckling of skew Mindlin plates subjected to in-plane shear
loadings, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, vol.37, pp.1089-1101, 1995.
[6] Liew K.M. and Chen X.L. and Reddy J.N., Mesh-free radial basis function method for buckling analysis of nonuniformly loaded arbitrarily shaped shear deformable plates, Computers Methods in Applied Mechanics and
Engineering, vol.193, pp.205-224, 2004.
AUTHOR
Jeeoot Singh, graduated in Mechanical Engineering from MNREC, Allahabad in 1999, M.Tech from IIT
Delhi in 2001 and PhD from MNNIT Allahabad in 2012. Presently working as Associate Professor in BIT
Mesra, Ranchi and carrying out his research in field of Computational Mechanics and Meshfree Methods.
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