A four-noded stiffened plate element has been developed which has all the advantages and efficiency of an isoparametric element to model arbitrary shaped plates, but without the disadvantage of the shear-locking problem inherent in the isoparametric element. Another unique feature is that the arbitrary placement of the stiffener inside the plate element is without any restriction of its orientation. The boundary conditions have been incorporated in a general manner so as to accommodate the curved as well as the straight-edged boundaries. The element has been used for stability analysis of arbitrary shaped stiffened plates.
It is well known that the isoparametric element has certain drawbacks when applied to thin plates subjected to bending. The specific problem which creeps up for such cases is known as the shear locking phenomenon which becomes more and more pronounced as the thickness of the plate reduces. Though this can be taken care of by techniques such as the reduced integration, problems still linger for very thin plates which occur in many practical structures. The mapping concept used in the formulation of the isoparametric element has been utilised in developing a new four-noded plate bending element. The shear deformation which is not important for the analysis for thin plates has not been considered and thus the disturbing feature of shear locking does not creep into the analysis, yet like the isoparametric element the new element is able to analyse plates having arbitrary shapes.
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