The integration of generalized differential quadrature techniques and finite element (FE) methods has been developed during the past decade for engineering problems within classical continuum theories. Hence, main objective present study is to propose a novel numerical strategy called multi-patch variational (VDQ) method model structural behavior plate structures obeying shear deformation theor...

Nowadays, the technology intends to use materials such as magnesium alloys due to their high strength to weight ratio in engine components. As usual, engine cylinder heads and blocks has made of various types of cast irons and aluminum alloys. However, magnesium alloys has physical and mechanical properties near to aluminum alloys and reduce the weight up to 40 percents. In this article, a new ...

Geometrically nonlinear analysis of thin circular plates on Winkler elastic foundations has been studied in this paper. The nonlinear partial differential equations obtained from von Karman’s large deflection plate theory have been solved by using the discrete singular convolution (DSC) in the space domain and the harmonic differential quadrature (HDQ) method in the time domain.