Finite element flexural analysis of sandwich plates under various types of loading conditions

ABSTRACT The flexure analysis of Isotropic, Orthotropic and Sandwich plates using Ansys is presented using solid 46 element. Numerical results for simply supported isotropic, orthotropic and sandwich plate are presented. The results are compared with other available results from literature. Convergence for each plate is carried out to obtain stable results. The effects of various types of loadings, fiber orientation,aspect ratio and boundary conditions is presented