Multiangular elements in plate bending

The problem of bending a thin plate is solved by the finite element method. Using a differential equation of the plate element equilibrium determines the potential energy by contour values of displacements and their first derivatives. In the equilibrium state they have to be such that the potential energy reaches its minimum. The suggested calculation algorithm enables the use of multiangular elements of arbitrary shape instead of integration in the area of this element in which curvilinear integrals appear along the element contour. Elaborated also is the program for calculation by computer and verified usability of the method for various elements based on the example of the square plate.