Workgroup Contents

Lecture 8.1 : Introduction to Plate Behaviour and Design

1. INTRODUCTION

2. BASIC BEHAVIOUR OF A PLATE PANEL

2.1 Geometric and Boundary Conditions

2.2 In-plane Actions

2.3 Out-of-plane Actions

2.4 Determination of Plate Panel Actions

2.5 Variations in Buckled Mode

2.6 Grillage Analogy for Plate Buckling

2.7 Post Buckling Behaviour and Effective Widths

2.8 The Influences of Imperfections on the Behaviour of Actual Plates

2.9 Elastic Behaviour of Plates Under Lateral Actions

3. BEHAVIOUR OF STIFFENED PLATES

4. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

5. ADDITIONAL READING