BENDING OF RECTANGULAR PLATES WITH VARIABLE RIGIDITIES.

Issam E. Harik, Dorian R. Sfeir

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Abstract

A microcomputer-oriented semianalytical method of solution is presented for rectangular plates with variable rigidity or thickness. The solution procedure is based on the classical method of separation of variables. The two-dimensional governing partial differential equation is first reduced to an ordinary differential equation. The classical unidirectional finite-difference method is then employed to solve the resulting ordinary differential equation. Results are presented for plates with different edge and loading conditions. Results for partially loaded plates with variable rigidity or thickness are presented in the literature for the first time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)245-255
Number of pages11
JournalMicrocomputers in Civil Engineering
Volume3
Issue number3
StatePublished - Sep 1988

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (all)
  • Environmental Science (all)
  • Engineering (all)
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (all)

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