Shape Effect and Structural Stability
Shape Effect and Structural Stability
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All thinkings, logical explanations are welcome and appreciated.
Without edge support, a thin plate is unstable, unless a perfectly balanced (in direction of gravity) compressive load is applied.
The stability of the same plate is drastically improved once it is bent to shape, such as V, U, C, O, or curves, with or without the compressive force, why?
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Without edge support, a thin plate is unstable, unless a perfectly balanced (in direction of gravity) compressive load is applied.
The stability of the same plate is drastically improved once it is bent to shape, such as V, U, C, O, or curves, with or without the compressive force, why?
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![[ponder] ponder](https://www.tipmaster.com/images/ponder.gif)






RE: Shape Effect and Structural Stability
RE: Shape Effect and Structural Stability
Can you elaborate/stretch your response a little. Seems it gets to the itching spot, but I still having difficulty comprehend/understand the phenomenon. Thanks.
RE: Shape Effect and Structural Stability
RE: Shape Effect and Structural Stability
RE: Shape Effect and Structural Stability
your original summation ignores one thing, the plate is not perfectly straight. therefore the plate will still buckle under a perfect concentric load.