New twelve node serendipity quadrilateral plate bending element based on mindlin-reissner theory using integrated force method

• Main Authors: Dhananjaya, H.R., Nagabhushanam, J., Pandey, P.C., Jumaat, Mohd Zamin
• Format: Article
• Published: Structural Engineering and Mechanics 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/6064/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78649366241&partnerID=40&md5=7fa833768da903f0ebe2289af0aaebc1

The Integrated Force Method (IFM) is a novel matrix formulation developed for analyzing the civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering structures. In this method all independent/internal forces are treated as unknown variables which are calculated by simultaneously imposing equations of equilibrium...