Analysis of Skew Plate using FSDT

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