Plate Deflection Amplitude
Plate Deflection Amplitude
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Hello,
I would like to apply Rayleigh-Ritz Method of Minimum Energy to calculate the deflection amplitude and thus the deflection function.
Given the boundary conditions of a clamped-free-clamped-free plate the admissible functions chosen result in a deflection formula as follows:
w(x,y)=∑(n=1):A*(1-cos(2*π*n*x/a))
How can I calculate A?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Sam
I would like to apply Rayleigh-Ritz Method of Minimum Energy to calculate the deflection amplitude and thus the deflection function.
Given the boundary conditions of a clamped-free-clamped-free plate the admissible functions chosen result in a deflection formula as follows:
w(x,y)=∑(n=1):A*(1-cos(2*π*n*x/a))
How can I calculate A?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Sam





RE: Plate Deflection Amplitude
if not, I'm sure worked examples should show you what to do. It looks to me as though A is the maximum deflection.
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