@Article{cmes.2000.001.425,
AUTHOR = {C.P . Providakis},
TITLE = {BEM / FEM Comparison Studies for the Inelastic Dynamic Analysis of Thick Plates on Elastic Foundation},
JOURNAL = {Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences},
VOLUME = {1},
YEAR = {2000},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {123--130},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CMES/v1n3/24700},
ISSN = {1526-1506},
ABSTRACT = {Boundary and Finite Element methodologies for the determination of the inelastic response of thick plates resting on Winkler-type elastic foundations are compared and critically discussed. For comparison reasons the domain/boundary element and the finite element methodology use isoparametric elements of the same accuracy level. After a discretizaton of the integral equations of motion in both methodologies an efficient step-by-step time integration algorithm is used to solve the resulting matrix equations. Comparison studies are shown for impacted elastoplastic thick plates with smooth boundaries and supported on different Winkler-type foundations. The numerical results reveal that boundary element method appears to be a better choice in modelling the plate-foundation interaction.},
DOI = {10.3970/cmes.2000.001.425}
}