We consider the dynamical one-dimensional Mindlin-Timoshenko system for beams. We analyze how its controllability properties depend on the modulus of elasticity in shear k. In particular we prove that the exact boundary controllability property of the Kirchhoff system may be obtained as singular limit, as k → ∞, of the partial controllability of a sharp subspace of low frequency components of t...

This paper shows how the so called von Kármán model can be obtained as a singular limit of a modified Mindlin-Timoshenko system when the modulus of elasticity in shear k tends to infinity, provided a regularizing term through a fourth order dispersive operator is added. Introducing damping mechanisms, the authors also show that the energy of solutions for this modified Mindlin-Timoshenko system...

Nonlinear plate bending within Mindlin's strain gradient elasticity theory (SGT) is investigated by employing somewhat non-standard finite element methods. The main goal to compare the results provided geometrically nonlinear three-dimensional (3D) and Reissner–Mindlin theory, i.e., first-order shear deformation (FSDT), SGT. For 3D Green–Lagrange relations are adopted, while von Kármán strains ...

The Reissner-Mindlin model is frequently used by engineers for plates and shells of small to moderate thickness. This model is well known for its “locking” phenomenon so that many numerical approximations behave poorly when the thickness parameter tends to zero. Following the formulation derived by Brezzi and Fortin, we construct a new finite element scheme for the Reissner-Mindlin model using ...

We consider a stabilized finite element formulation for the Reissner-Mindlin plate bending model. The method uses standard bases functions for the deflection and the rotation vector. We apply a standard multigrid algorithm to obtain a preconditioner. We prove that the condition number of the preconditioned system is uniformly bounded with respect to the multigrid level and the thickness paramet...

The nonlinear free vibration for viscoelastic cross-ply moderately thick laminated composite plates under considering transverse shear deformation and damage effect is investigated. Based on the Timoshenko-Mindlin theory, strain-equivalence hypothesis, and Boltzmann superposition principle, the nonlinear free vibration governing equations for viscoelastic moderately thick laminated plates with ...

Efficient finite element (FE) analyses of Reissner-Mindlin (RM) plate bending problems require a combination of high-order polynomial trial functions (p-extension) and locally refined meshes, or, in short, an hp-extension of the FE method. In the optimal case, exponential rates in the convergence of the error in energy norm can be obtained by such a discretization. This contribution discusses s...

This paper presents a numerical solution for vibration analysis of a cantilever trapezoidal thick plate. The material of the plate is considered to be graded through the thickness from a metal surface to a ceramic one according to a power law function. Kinetic and strain energies are derived based on the Reissner-Mindlin theory for thick plates and using Hamilton's principle, the governing equa...

The present paper studies an optimization problem of dynamically loaded cylindrical tubes. This is a problem of linear elasticity theory. As we search for the optimal thickness of the tube which minimizes the displacement under forces, this is a problem of shape optimization. The mathematical model is given by a differential equation (ODE and PDE, respectively); the mechanical problem is descri...

In this paper, a fundamental solution for the Mindlin plate theory with damping is derived in the Laplace transform domain first time. The applications of this fundamental solution are demonstrated by the method of fundamental solution (MFS). All variables in the time domain can be obtained by the Durbin’s Laplace transform inversion method. Numerical examples demonstrate the accuracy of the me...