EFFECT OF SHEAR DEFORMATIONS ON THE BENDING OF MODERATELY THICK PLATES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Lt. Col. Dr., Chair of Rockets, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt.

2 Dr. Eng., Investigator, Ministry of Higher Education, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract

The Bergan and Wang approach for the shear inclusion in plate deformation has led to an energy expression which is a function of the only lateral deflection. The corresponding Euler equation has been deduced and applied to a simply supported square plate with sinusoidal, uniform and concentrated loads. Numerical calculations have been made for different thickness to span ratios and the results agree well with those of other investigators.