Stability of Plates with Cut-Outs,
Abstract
The load carrying capacity of plates is an area of great interest to the structural engineer. At times operational requirements and/or the desire to reduce the weight of the structure requires the introduction of cut-outs. It is expected that the size, shape and location of the cut-out will have an effect on the load carrying capacity of the plates. Unless this effect can be determined reliably the strength to weight ratio of the plate with cut-out(s) could not be optimized. The technique to be used in this paper to determine the stability of plates with cut-outs makes use of the mode shapes and frequencies of the plates without the cut-outs, which is considered the 'reference' structure, having the same boundary conditions as the plates with the cut-outs. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0731715
Entities
People
- Nicholas L. Basdekas
Organizations
- The Catholic University of America