Bordas, Stéphane[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
Apr-2011
No
19 UK Conference of the Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering
5-6 April
[en] extended finite element method ; first order shear deformation theory ; mindlin plate ; vibration ; cracked isotropic plate
[en] In this paper, the linear free flexural vibration of cracked isotropic and specially orthotropic plates is studied using the extended finite element method. The mixed interpolation technique of the well- established MITC4 [1] quadrilateral finite element with 12 standard degrees of freedom per element is used for this study. The natural frequencies of simply supported square plates are computed as a function of crack length and crack location.