An alternative explicit formulation for the DKT plate‐bending element

Abstract

Abstract The stiffness matrix for the DKT plate‐bending element is formulated explicitly in a global co‐ordinate system. This approach avoids transformations of stiffness, and elasticity properties for anisotropic materials, from local to global co‐ordinates, which were required in previous formulations. A FORTRAN listing of the algorithm is appended for potential users.