Influences of Radial Basis Function Approach on Flexural Analysis of Laminated Plate Embedded on Elastic Medium Foundation Subjected to Transverse Load Used in Industries

The present study developed the radial basis functions based meshless collocation technique (RBFMCT) using higher order shear deformation theory (HSDT) having five unknown variables for the static analysis of elastically supported laminated plates. The governing differential equations (GDEs) for laminated plates embedded on the elastic medium foundation are formulated via Hamilton’s principle. Here, seventeen types of radial basis functions (RBFs) are taken to demonstrate the correctness and consistency of the present solution methodology regarding node number and computational time. In addition, the effects of I, L, and T types of transverse loading, span-to-thickness ratio, aspect ratio, the effect of (RBFs), and the effect of two parameters of elastic foundation on the flexural responses of the laminated plate are also investigated in detail.