Moving least squares differential quadrature method and its application to the analysis of shear deformable plates Academic Article

abstract

• A moving least squares differential quadrature (MLSDQ) method is developed and employed for the analysis of moderately thick plates based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT). To carry out the analysis, the governing equations in terms of the generalized displacements (transverse deflection and two rotations) of the plate are formulated by employing the moving least squares approximation. The weighting coefficients used in the MLSDQ approximation are computed through a fast computation of shape functions and their derivatives. Numerical examples illustrating the accuracy, stability and convergence of the MLSDQ method are presented. Effects of support size, order of completeness and node irregularity on the numerical accuracy are investigated. 2003 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.

authors

• Reddy, Junuthula

published proceedings

• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING

author list (cited authors)

• Liew, K. M., Huang, Y. Q., & Reddy, J. N.

citation count

• 85

complete list of authors

• Liew, KM||Huang, YQ||Reddy, JN

publication date

• April 2003

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering  Journal

keywords

• Differential Quadrature Method
• First-order Shear Deformation Theory
• Moving Least Squares Differential Quadrature Method
• Shear Deformable Plates

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/nme.646

start page

• 2331

end page

• 2351

volume

• 56

issue

• 15