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The Deflection of a Uniformly Loaded Circular Plate Supported by a Concentric Ring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

S. A. Urry*
Affiliation:
Brunei College

Summary

For a given plate and loading the optimum supporting ring radius is shown to be approximately 0·677a, there being a slight variation with Poisson’s ratio.

The “edge square” condition, i.e. zero slope at the circumference of the plate, is also investigated. It is satisfied by a ring radius of , a result which is independent of Poisson’s ratio.

Macaulay’s brackets are used in the analysis as an example of their value in circular plate problems.

Type
Technical Notes
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1963

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References

1.Timoshenko, S. and Woinowsky-krieger, S.Theory of Plates and Shells, 2nd Ed., Chapter III. McGraw-Hill, 1959.Google Scholar
2.Kitching, R. Optimum Support Position for Flat Plate Subjected to Pressure. Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, December 1961.CrossRefGoogle Scholar