Analysis of Thick Circular Plates Undergoing Large Deflections
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 5, Issue 1
Abstract
This investigation considers the effect of transverse shear deformation on bending of the axisymmetrically loaded isotropic and orthotropic circular and annular plates undergoing large deflection. The analysis treats the nonlinear terms of lateral displacement as fictitious loads acting on the plate. The solution of a von Kármán‐type plate is, therefore, reduced to a plane problem in elasticity and a linear plate‐bending problem. Results are presented for simply supported and clamped plates and are in good agreement with the available solutions. For plates considered in this study, the influence of shear deformation on lateral displacement becomes more significant as the orthotropic parameter increases. The linear and nonlinear solutions for orthotropic plates deviate at a low value of the maximum deflection‐to‐thickness ratio Consequently, the extent of within which the small‐deflection theory is applicable to orthotropic plates is much lower than the value of about 0.4 typically used for isotropic plates, and it depends, in general, on the degree of orthotropy. The technique employed in this study is well suited for the analysis of nonlinear plate problems.
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Published online: Jan 1, 1992
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