Mathematical modeling of bending of a circular plate using $S$-splines

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the use of higher degree $S$-splines for solving equations of the elasticity theory. As an example we consider the solution to the equation of bending of a plate on a circle. $S$-spline is a piecewise-polynomial function. Its coefficients are defined by two conditions. The first part of the coefficients are defined by the smoothness of the spline. The rest are determined using the least-squares method. We consider class $C^4$ 7th degree $S$-splines.

Keywords

• approximation
• spline
• numerical methods
• method of finite elements
• the mathematical physics
• the elasticity theory