See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.

net/publication/315947437

Microcomputer Analysis of Plate Bending by the Finite Element Method in

FORTRAN, Basic, Pascal, and C Languages Using Rectangular Elements

Thesis · August 1993

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.16305.17760

CITATIONS READS

0 175

1 author:

Don W Dotson
Geo/Structural Services Group LLC
11 PUBLICATIONS 17 CITATIONS

SEE PROFILE

Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects:

Effective Stress and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes View project

All content following this page was uploaded by Don W Dotson on 11 April 2017.

The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file.

TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
 ABSTRACT

The finite element method (FEM) is currently the

dominant analytical tool available to the engineer. The

method is applicable to many fields of engineering including

structural analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow, mass

transport, and electromagnetic potential. This project

involves the use of the FEM in the solution of problems

dealing with the analysis of thin, continuous plates in

bending. Problems of this type are relatively common in

structural engineering practice. The theory is based on the

discretization of a continuous thin plate into a network of

rectangular segments, called finite elements. Plate bending

analysis involves the determination of bending moments at

element nodal points within th2 continuum. The results of

finite element analysis has compared favorably with

classical methods of analysis.

The techniques of finite element analysis and the

computer programs herein have been developed in FORTRAN,

BASIC, PASCAL, and C software languages using rectangular

plate bending elements.

View publication stats