Using collocation with radial basis functions in a pseudospectral framework to the analysis of laminated plates by the Reissner’s mixed variational theorem

Abstract

In order to predict the static deformations and free vibration behaviour of thin and thick cross-ply laminated plates, we integrate Carrera’s unified formulation with a radial basis function collocation technique on a pseudospectral framework, using Reissner’s mixed variational theorem. Numerical examples illustrate the precision and effectiveness of this collocation technique for static and vibration problems.

Keywords

• laminated plates
• collocation
• pseudospectrals
• rmvt
• unified formulation