Abstract
In this paper, it is shown that the so-called polygon-circle paradox in the analysis of simply supported plates is not a paradox but a consequence of the alteration of boundary conditions due to a polygonal domain-approximation. Simple ways of avoiding potential problems in the analysis of bending of simply supported curved plates, using a polygonal domain approximation, in the context of the finite element method, are presented and demonstrated to be valid.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 553-558 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Computers and Structures |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1986 |