Abstract
A new wavelet Galerkin Method for Mindlin plates is proposed. The wavelet Galerkin method is used to solve partial differential equations. In order to avoid shear locking, which is the phenomenon that the overstiff response is estimated under the Kirchhoff constraint condition in the very thin plate, the proposed formulation of wavelet Galerkin Method utilizes the B-spline scaling function for the approximation of transverse displacement field and the direct derivative of B-spline function for rotational field. As results, completely locking free responses are always obtained and the validity of the present wavelet Galerkin Method is clarified.
