Print Email Facebook Twitter Finite difference analysis of plate structures Title Finite difference analysis of plate structures Author Li, Chulong (TU Delft Civil Engineering and Geosciences) Contributor Hoogenboom, P.C.J. (mentor) Hendriks, M.A.N. (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2020 Abstract A new approach to applying the finite difference method for solving the plate model problem. By decomposing higher-order differential equations in plate theory into several first-order differential equations, a python program was built in an attempt to solve those equations with first-order finite difference approximation. After testing several square plate models with various boundary and load conditions, this program has been proved to work. The major results (displacement, bending moment, and shear force) are generally 10 to 20% smaller than the analytical solutions. The difference can be caused by the grid size but also by a programming error. Compared to the finite element method, this python program has a smaller code size but with less accuracy and more computational time. Subject Finite Difference Method (FDM)PlatePython To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:aab0d660-a8a0-4c8a-8f17-b0a7a2be905f Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2020 Chulong Li Files PDF Report_Chulongli_Finite_d ... ctures.pdf 1.46 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:aab0d660-a8a0-4c8a-8f17-b0a7a2be905f/datastream/OBJ/view