LARGE DEFLECTION OF PLATES UNDER HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LIQUID CONTAINERS

A large-deflection stress analysis is made for square plates under hydrostatic pressure with several flexural and membrane boundary conditions, and with special reference to conditions related to flat-plate components in liquid containers and partitions. The analysis is based on von Karman's nonlinear plate equations for elastic isotropic plates using graded-mesh finite-difference approximations together with an iterative procedure. The influence on plate behavior of membrane and flexural boundary conditions is discussed. It is concluded that in thin-plated containers membrane stresses of the same order of magnitude as bending stresses develop. Solutions are offered nondimensionally in a tabular form for a number of more frequent membrane and bending boundary conditions suitable for design purposes. The application of the solutions is illustrated through numerical examples.

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    Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

    601 Pavonia Avenue
    Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
  • Authors:
    • Aalami, B
  • Publication Date: 1972-12

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  • Accession Number: 00041851
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Apr 6 1973 12:00AM