Workgroup Contents

Lecture 8.2 : Behaviour and Design of Unstiffened Plates

1. INTRODUCTION

2. UNSTIFFENED PLATES UNDER IN-PLANE LOADING

2.1 Load Distribution

2.1.1 Distribution resulting from membrane theory

2.1.2 Distribution resulting from linear elastic theory using Bernouilli's hypothesis

2.1.3 Distribution resulting from finite element methods

2.2 Stability of Unstiffened Plates

2.1.1 Linear buckling theory

2.2.2 Ultimate resistance of an unstiffened plate

3. UNSTIFFENED PLATES UNDER OUT-OF-PLANE ACTIONS

3.1 Action Distribution

3.1.1 Distribution resulting from plate theory

3.1.2 Distribution resulting from finite element methods (FEM)

3.2 Deflection and Ultimate Resistance

3.2.1 Deflections

3.2.2 Ultimate resistance

4. INFLUENCE OF THE OUT-OF-PLANE ACTIONS ON THE STABILITY OF UNSTIFFENED PLATES

5. CONCLUDING SUMMARY