Bending of Plates Built into Boundaries Irregular in Plan : a Study by Analogy

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There is a considerable body of literature which is concerned with plates having straightforward plan forms, for example circular and rectangular plates have been studied extensively. When the edges are irregular relatively little work seems to have been done, although plates having single notches have been studied and a useful bibliography is found in reference . As far as the present author is aware, the problem of plates built into irregular boundaries has not been tackled.