Isogeometric simulation for buckling, free and forced vibration of orthotropic plates

Abstract

Buckling, free and forced vibration analyses of orthotropic plates are studied numerically using Isogeometric analysis. The present formulation is based on the classical plate theory (CPT) while the NURBS basis function is employed for both the parametrization of the geometry and the approximation of plate deflection. An efficient and easy-to-implement technique is used for imposing the essential boundary conditions. Numerical examples for free and forced vibration and buckling of orthotropic plates with different boundary conditions and configurations are considered. The numerical results are compared with other existing solutions to show the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed approach..