% Load (uniform pressure) F(n) = 1000; % Pa end end
%% Plot Deflection figure; surf(x, y, w'); xlabel('x (m)'); ylabel('y (m)'); zlabel('Deflection (m)'); title('Composite Plate Bending Deflection (CLPT)'); colorbar; axis tight; view(45,30); Composite Plate Bending Analysis With Matlab Code
We’ll solve for deflection and then compute stresses in each ply. We discretize the plate into (N_x \times N_y) points. The biharmonic operator is approximated using central differences: % Load (uniform pressure) F(n) = 1000; %