Buckling of Tapered Rectangular Plates in Compression

1962 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. H. Wittrick ◽  
C. H. Ellen
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Thickness Variation ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Buckling Mode ◽  
Direction Parallel ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Side Ratio ◽  
Buckling Stress ◽  
Stress Coefficient ◽  
Two Sides

SummaryThe problem considered is the buckling of a rectangular plate, tapered in thickness in a direction parallel to two sides, and uniformly compressed in that direction. Curves are presented showing the variation of buckling stress coefficient with the side ratio and the amount of taper, for each of two types of thickness variation, namely exponential and linear, and for each of two sets of boundary conditions, namely all edges simply-supported, and ends clamped and sides simply-supported. It is shown that, unlike the case of a uniform plate, there are no discontinuous changes of buckling mode.

Some Observations on the Compressive Buckling of Rectangular Plates

1963 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. H. Wittrick
Keyword(s):  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Infinite Strip ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Buckling Mode ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Side Ratio ◽  
Buckling Stress ◽  
Stress Coefficient ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Elastically Restrained

SummaryThe problem considered is the buckling of a rectangular plate under uniaxial compression. The ends may be either both clamped, both simply-supported or a mixture of the two. The sides may be elastically restrained against both deflection and rotation with any stiffnesses whatsoever. It is shown that the curve of buckling stress coefficient versus side ratio can be deduced in a simple manner from that of a plate with the same end conditions but with both sides simply-supported, provided only that the buckling stress coefficient and wavelength for an infinite strip with the same side conditions are known. Some correlations between the curves for the three types of end condition are discussed. It is also shown that if, for some given side ratio, the buckling mode is known, then it is always possible to deduce the rate of change of buckling stress coefficient with side ratio at that point. The argument is based upon an assumption which is shown to give very accurate results in a wide range of cases.

Buckling of Rectangular Plates With General Variation in Thickness

1973 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Chehil ◽  
S. S. Dua
Keyword(s):  
Rectangular Plate ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Perturbation Technique ◽  
Thickness Variation ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Bending Vibration ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Buckling Stress ◽  
General Variation ◽  
Plate Of Variable Thickness

A perturbation technique is employed to determine the critical buckling stress of a simply supported rectangular plate of variable thickness. The differential equation is derived for a general thickness variation. The problem of bending, vibration, buckling, and that of dynamic stability of a variable thickness plate can be deduced from this equation. The problem of buckling of a rectangular plate with simply supported edges and having general variation in thickness in one direction is considered in detail. The solution is presented in a form such as can be easily adopted for computing critical buckling stress, once the thickness variation is known. The numerical values obtained from the present analysis are in excellent agreement with the published results.

Buckling of Rectangular Plates under Bi–Axial Compression

1955 ◽  
Vol 59 (536) ◽  
pp. 566-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Przemieniecki
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Stress ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
Rapid Decrease ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Side Ratio ◽  
Buckling Stress ◽  
Compressive Stresses ◽  
Isotropic Plates ◽  
Stress Coefficient ◽  
Edge Conditions

The problem of the buckling under bi-axial compression is considered for flat rectangular isotropic plates with simple edge conditions and no lateral restraint. The buckling stress coefficient is plotted against the side ratio for various conditions of edge restraint and a known compression or tension on the sides of the plate. It is found that there is some reduction in the buckling stress if the sides of the plate are subjected to compressive stresses and, conversely, there is an increase for tensile stresses. Furthermore, for plates with large side ratios, there is a rapid decrease of the spanwise buckling stress as the chordwise compressive stress approaches its appropriate Euler instability value.

Correlation Between some Stability Problems for Orthotropic and Isotropic Plates under Bi-Axial and Uni-Axial Direct Stress

1954 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. H. Wittrick
Keyword(s):  
Axial Compression ◽  
Orthotropic Plate ◽  
Isotropic Plate ◽  
List Type ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Side Ratio ◽  
Buckling Stress ◽  
Isotropic Plates ◽  
Stress Coefficient ◽  
Rectangular Orthotropic Plate

SummaryFour buckling problems are considered, namely: — (a) A rectangular orthotropic plate, with all edges simply supported, subjected to compression on its ends and a known compression or tension on its sides;(b) the same as (a) but with the ends clamped and sides simply supported;(c) a rectangular orthotropic plate, with the ends simply supported and sides clamped, subjected to compression on its ends; and(d) the same as (c) but with all edges clamped.In each case it is shown that the variables involved can all be combined into such a non-dimensional form that a single curve serves to give the value of the end compression required to cause buckling. This curve is identical with the curve of buckling stress coefficient against side ratio for a corresponding isotropic plate under uni-axial compression.

A Levy-Type Solution for a Rectangular Plate of Variable Thickness

1958 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-298
Author(s):  
H. D. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Rectangular Plate ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Thickness Variation ◽  
Type Solution ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Arbitrary Boundary Conditions ◽  
Plate Of Variable Thickness

Abstract A solution is given for the bending of a uniformly loaded rectangular plate, simply supported on two opposite edges and having arbitrary boundary conditions on the others. The thickness variation is taken as exponential in order to make the solution tractable, and thus closely approximates to uniform taper if the latter is small.

The Plastic Buckling of Axially Compressed Square Tubes

1992 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Li ◽  
S. R. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Buckling Analysis ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Plastic Buckling ◽  
Buckling Mode ◽  
Important Conclusion ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Edge Conditions ◽  
Crushing Behavior ◽  
Incremental Theory Of Plasticity

A plastic buckling analysis for axially compressed square tubes is described in this paper. Deformation theory is used together with the realistic edge conditions for the panels of the tube introduced in our previous paper (Li and Reid, 1990), referred to hereafter as LR. The results obtained further our understanding of a number of problems related to the plastic buckling of axially compressed square tubes and simply supported rectangular plates, which have remained unsolved hitherto and seem rather puzzling. One of these is the discrepancy between experimental results and the results of plastic buckling analysis performed using the incremental theory of plasticity and the unexpected agreement between the results of calculations based on deformation theory for plates and experimental data obtained from tests conducted on tubes. The non-negligible difference between plates and tubes obtained in the present paper suggests that new experiments should be carried out to provide a more accurate assessment of the predictions of the two theories. Discussion of the results herein also advances our understanding of the compact crushing behavior of square tubes beyond that given in LR. An important conclusion reached is that strain hardening cannot be neglected for the plastic buckling analysis of square tubes even if the degree of hardening is small since doing so leads to an unrealistic buckling mode.

Experiments on the Buckling of Simply-Supported Rectangular Plates

1969 ◽  
Vol 73 (703) ◽  
pp. 607-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Mills
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Buckling Load ◽  
Theoretical Solution ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Uniform Load ◽  
Simply Supported

In ref. (1) Pope presents a theoretical analysis of the buckling of rectangular plates tapered in thickness under uniform load in the direction of taper. An experimental investigation into the end load buckling problem for a plate having simply-supported edges with the sides prevented from moving normally in the plane of the plate is described in ref. (2). For these boundary conditions the theoretical solution is exact. However, the compatability equation is not satisfied exactly when the sides are free to move in the plane of the plate. This experimental investigation demonstrates that the buckling load is nevertheless adequately predicted by the analysis in these circumstances.

BUCKLING OF STANDING VERTICAL PLATES UNDER BODY FORCES

2002 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 151-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. WANG ◽  
Y. XIANG ◽  
C. Y. WANG
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Elastic Buckling ◽  
Bottom Edge ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Body Forces ◽  
Two Sides

This paper is concerned with the elastic buckling problem of vertical plates under body forces/selfweight. The vertical plate is either clamped or simply supported at its bottom edge while its top edge is free. The two sides of the plate may either be free, simply supported or clamped. For plates with simply supported sides, exact critical buckling solutions are derived using the Levy approach. For other boundary conditions, accurate buckling solutions are obtained for very wide plates to very tall plates using the Ritz method.

Free Vibration Analysis of a Simply Supported Rectangular Tank Partially Filled With a Liquid

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyeong-Hoon Jeong ◽  
Jin-Seok Park ◽  
Won-Jae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Free Vibration Analysis ◽  
Ideal Liquid ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Displacement Potential ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Rectangular Tank ◽  
Liquid Displacement

This paper presents a theoretical analysis for the hydroelastic vibration of a rectangular tank partially filled with an ideal liquid. The wet dynamic displacement of the tank is approximated by combining the orthogonal polynomials satisfying the simply supported boundary conditions, since the rectangular tank is composed of four rectangular plates. As the facing rectangular plates are geometrically identical, the vibration modes of the facing plates can be divided into two categories: symmetric modes and asymmetric modes with respect to the vertical centerlines of the plates. The liquid displacement potential satisfying the boundary conditions is derived and the wet dynamic modal functions of the four plates are expanded by the finite Fourier transformation for a compatibility requirement along the contacting surface between the tank and the liquid. The natural frequencies of the rectangular tank in the wet condition are calculated by using the Rayleigh-Ritz method. The proposed analytical method is verified by observing an excellent agreement with three-dimensional finite element analysis results.

LINEAR BENDING ANALYSIS OF INHOMOGENEOUS VARIABLE-THICKNESS ORTHOTROPIC PLATES UNDER VARIOUS BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

2007 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 417-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. ZENKOUR ◽  
M. N. M. ALLAM ◽  
D. S. MASHAT
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Flexural Rigidity ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Orthotropic Plates ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Various Boundary Conditions ◽  
Thickness Parameter ◽  
Space Concept

An exact solution to the bending of variable-thickness orthotropic plates is developed for a variety of boundary conditions. The procedure, based on a Lévy-type solution considered in conjunction with the state-space concept, is applicable to inhomogeneous variable-thickness rectangular plates with two opposite edges simply supported. The remaining ones are subjected to a combination of clamped, simply supported, and free boundary conditions, and between these two edges the plate may have varying thickness. The procedure is valuable in view of the fact that tables of deflections and stresses cannot be presented for inhomogeneous variable-thickness plates as for isotropic homogeneous plates even for commonly encountered loads because the results depend on the inhomogeneity coefficient and the orthotropic material properties instead of a single flexural rigidity. Benchmark numerical results, useful for the validation or otherwise of approximate solutions, are tabulated. The influences of the degree of inhomogeneity, aspect ratio, thickness parameter, and the degree of nonuniformity on the deflections and stresses are investigated.

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