N. Fallah - Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, P O Box ۳۷۵۶, Iran
C. Bailey - Centre for Numerical Modelling and Process Analysis, University of Greenwich, Greenwich, London, UK
M. Cross Professor - Centre for Numerical Modelling and Process Analysis, University of Greenwich, Greenwich, London, UK

A cell vertex form of Finite Volume (FV) formulation is developed for the analysis of transversely loaded plate. The Mindlin-Reissner plate theory is utilized. A code is developed based on the method. Some test cases are analysed and the results are compared with the standard finite element results in terms of accuracy. When using a Mindlin-Reissner based finite element formulation locking occurs in thin plate analysis, but for the FV formulation locking behaviour is not observed and results converge to the analytical targets.

Finite volume, cell vertex, thin plate