Abstract
In this paper, a new three-node triangular plate element is proposed to analyze laminated composite plates based on the higher-order shear deformation theory (HSDT). Originating from the MITC3+ shell finite elements, the displacement fields of the HSDT are interpolated by usual linear functions of the three-node triangular element and a cubic supplemented function associated with a node located at the centroid of the element. The transverse shear strain fields are separately approximated according to the MITC3+ shear-locking removal technique. The edge-based smoothed (ES) strain method is employed to improve the in-plane strain fields. Applying the divergence theorem, the surface integration of the in-plane stiffness matrices is transformed into the line integration on the boundary of the smoothing domains. The performance of the so-called ES-MITC3+ plate elements is validated through several numerical examples. The numerical results of the static, frequency and buckling analyses when this new element is used converge to the exact solutions and agree well with those given in other references.
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