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Hey Can any guys help me decide that my problem is flexural or bucking. As I am not able to decide, as I am getting to know more and more about these things. If anybody can give me a website or tell me the basic difference between bending and buckling. That will great. Also Can anybody tell me...

Hey Brad, Can you suggest a few good FEM software which will do this Job. If you can provide price information also , it would be really geat. Thanks for all the help Pratt

Hello Brad, Your vision is very applicable in my problem here. In my scenario it is a displacement controlled system. We know our part will never exceed their elastic strength , because we never flex them so much. Reason is that the flexing is something that these part are deisgned for as the...

So Prex, I can change the 1 in the middle after the first calculation. How to change the equation if the end condition changes. Can you give the actual equation with all the variable and explanation what becomes constant or zero with end conditions etc. Thanks for all the help. Pratt

Also Prex, You say in your previous post that press F9 till values stabalize. They dont, they keep on changing. How will I know when are they stabalised? Thanks for the help. Pratt

Thanks a Ton Prex, But I have another query. In this calculation you are assuming that the maximum defelction will be at the center (C51) and setting that to 1. Can you explain why you are suggesting that. This gives me a peak at c51 , but doesnot give me a smooth curve to show the shape of...

Prex, how will the equation :- M = -EJy will give me the shape? Whats the relationship of y to x (As you go along the axis of the plate). I will be really obliged if you can explain a little more on : "Personally would solve such a problem with a small Excel sheet performing the numerical...

Hi Guys, Thanks a lot for all your help and valuable inputs. Prex here has very well defined my problem, it is defenetly like a ruler , we never go beyond the elastic limit so no failure occurs. To clarify a few things: "Complex Geometry" = The plates are not absolutely rectanglular but...

Thanks Flame, Can you advise what equalition will be between the defelction and X location. Thus i would be able to get a curve ploted which is my main aim. You are a great help! Thanks in advance for all the help Regards, Pratt

Thanks Cyril, But can you also advise what will be an appropiate eqaution to use for a plate bending under compressive loads. The end conditions are both end simply supported or one guided and other simply supported. The Plates have complex geometry. Thanks in advance for all the help

Hello Everybody, I am trying to find a solution to predicting the curve a metal plate or sheet takes when we apply a compressive load on it to bend it or i should say flex it. IT is very well in is elastic limit and comes back to original shape later. We fix on end and other end is guided. I...