A REFINED NONLINEAR-THEORY OF PLATES WITH TRANSVERSE-SHEAR DEFORMATION uri icon

abstract

  • A higher-order shear deformation theory of plates accounting for the von Karman strains is presented. The theory contains the same dependent unknowns as in the Hencky-Mindlin type first-order shear deformation theory and accounts for parabolic distribution of the transverse shear strains through the thickness of the plate. Exact solutions of simply supported plates are obtained using the linear theory and the results are compared with the exact solutions of 3-D elasticity theory, the first order shear deformation theory, and the classical plate theory. The present theory predicts the deflections, stresses, and frequencies more accurately when compared to the first-order theory and the classical plate theory. 1984.

published proceedings

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • REDDY, J. N.

citation count

  • 598

complete list of authors

  • REDDY, JN

publication date

  • January 1984