On the Theory of Transverse Bending of Elastic Plates.
Abstract
Departing from a self-contained two-dimensional formulation of the linear theory problem of transverse bending plates, three distinct topics are considered. The first of these concerns the integration problem for the case of orthotropy, specifically in regard to the factorization of a certain sixth-order master-equation. The second topic concerns the boundary layer aspects of contracted or reduced boundary conditions for the interior solution contribution for the case of isotropic plates. The analysis of this is based on a new form of the well known general solution in terms of a deflection and a stress function variable, with this new form making it possible to distinguish between first- and second-order transverse shear deformation effects; the former being associated with the edge zone and the latter with the interior domain of the plate, with the shear correction terms for the interior being generalizations of the Timoshenko shear correction terms for beams. The third topic is a new system of contracted boundary conditions, both for the stress and for the displacement boundary value problem, in such a way that first-order transverse shear deformation effects are explicitly incorporated in the interior-domain solution contribution, without the necessity of a simultaneous determination of the edge-zone solution contribution. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA017771
Entities
People
- E. Reissner
Organizations
- University of California, San Diego