Abstract
Closed form solutions for biaxially loaded rectangular plates with flexural anisotropy are presented. Up until recently there have been no closed form solutions to assess this effect, and so aid the designer although Nemeth has produced a set of comprehensive and very useful design charts to assist designers, basing the work on a numerical solution to an analytical model. Recently, the author has derived closed form solutions for the long anisotropic flat plates, with simply supported edges, subject to uniaxial compression loads. The current paper extends these solutions to applied loads that are biaxial in nature. Comparisons with detailed finite element analysis both validate and provide confidence in the models.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3788-3799 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference |
| Volume | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference - Austin, TX, United States Duration: 18 Apr 2005 → 21 Apr 2005 |