%% Stress Recovery % Compute curvatures at center element (using central diff) i_center = round(Nx/2); j_center = round(Ny/2); if mod(Nx,2)==0, i_center=i_center+1; end if mod(Ny,2)==0, j_center=j_center+1; end
We assemble a sparse linear system ( [K] {w} = {f} ) and solve. Below is the complete code. It computes deflections, curvatures, and then stresses in each ply at Gauss points. Composite Plate Bending Analysis With Matlab Code
Similarly for ( \partial^4 w/\partial y^4 ) and mixed derivative: %% Stress Recovery % Compute curvatures at center
% Solve w_vec = K \ F; w = reshape(w_vec, Nx, Ny); Similarly for ( \partial^4 w/\partial y^4 ) and
fprintf('D Matrix (N.m):\n'); disp(D);
% Apply simply supported boundary conditions: w=0 and Mxx=0 => w,xx=0 on x-edges % We'll set w=0 on all edges and use ghost points to enforce curvature=0 % For simplicity, we set w=0 on boundary nodes and eliminate their equations.
Boundary conditions (simply supported): [ w = 0,\quad M_{xx}=0 \Rightarrow \frac{\partial^2 w}{\partial x^2}=0 \text{ on } x=0,a ] (same for y-direction)