Meshing a plate using four noded elements

Version 1.1.0.0 (175 KB) by KSSV
To mesh a plate with four noded elements for Finite Element Analysis
3.8K Downloads
Updated 22 Nov 2011

View License

To discretize a plate using four noded elements. A rectangular, square, circular plate can be meshed, the coordinates and nodal connectivity matrix obtained can be used for further Finite Element Analysis. On entering necessary inputs like length, breadth, radius, angle, number of elements etc., a Finite Element Mesh is plotted and nodal connectivity's and nodal coordinates are obtained.
In plate bending (http://www.mathworks.in/matlabcentral/fileexchange/32029-plate-bending) and in the plane stress problem (http://www.mathworks.in/matlabcentral/fileexchange/31788-the-plane-stress-problem) I have used a FEM software for preprocessing the plate. The functions available here in the code can be used for preprocessing the plate in the above problems.
For further updates, documentation check my homepage link:
https://sites.google.com/site/kolukulasivasrinivas/. Check for plate meshing there in the link.

Cite As

KSSV (2024). Meshing a plate using four noded elements (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/33731-meshing-a-plate-using-four-noded-elements), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2010a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!
Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0.0

Added code to mesh the Circular plate and part of the circular plates

1.0.0.0