Deflection of thin circular elastic plates under symmetrically distributed loading

Abstract

A spec ial application of Bassali's so lution for tran s ve rs e fl e xure of thin elastic plates supported at se ve ra l point s is prese nted for the case of co nce ntric sy mm e trica lly di s tributed load. Equations for d efl ectio n are prese nted for the ca se where the point supports lie within the load ed area. Unde r special co ndition s the num e rica l res ults fro m these equation s co inc id e with tho se of Nadai's.Key Word s: Ba ssa li' s theo ry, d e fl ec tio n, ela stic ity , fl exure , point s upports, symm e tri ca lly di s· tribute d load, thin plates.