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The document discusses the forces acting on a simply supported rectangular plate subjected to a uniform downward load. It is shown that: 1) The corner concentrated forces all act downward in the positive z-direction and their total can be calculated as a function of the plate dimensions and load. 2) The effective shear force distributions and concentrated corner forces balance the applied load, maintaining overall equilibrium of the plate. 3) The boundary transverse shear forces balance the external distributed load when integrated around the plate boundary.

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Shells 58

The document discusses the forces acting on a simply supported rectangular plate subjected to a uniform downward load. It is shown that: 1) The corner concentrated forces all act downward in the positive z-direction and their total can be calculated as a function of the plate dimensions and load. 2) The effective shear force distributions and concentrated corner forces balance the applied load, maintaining overall equilibrium of the plate. 3) The boundary transverse shear forces balance the external distributed load when integrated around the plate boundary.

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Rectangular Plates

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As explained in Sec. 2.4, all the corner concentrated forces, S , for the simply supported rectangular plate that is subjected to a downward directed uniform load p0 , act downward also, i.e., in the positive z direction. Each such a force is given by Eq. (2.41), i.e., " # 3 3   16 1  a b S 2Mxy  2 : 4 ab a2 b2 2 Thus, a total force due to the corner forces acts in the positive z direction and is given by the following: RS 4S 128 p0 1  a3 b3 2 2 : 4 a b2 l

Now, adding Eqs (j) and (l), we get R p R V R S 0: The effective shear force distributions and concentrated corner forces are shown in Fig. 2.9. Thus, we have demonstrated the contribution of the corner forces to the overall equilibrium of the rectangular simply supported plate. It is interesting to note that the boundary transverse shear forces, Qx and Qy , balance the external distributed load p0 . Indeed, let us compute the resultant RQ of the shear forces on the boundary of the plate, as follows:
a             Qx 0; y Qx a; y dy Qy x; 0 Qy x; b dx: RQ 0 0 b

Substituting for Qx and Qy from the rst two equations (f) into the above, we obtain RQ 64p0 ab; 4 m

where the negative sign indicates that RQ points in the negative z direction, i.e., in the upward direction. Adding Eqs (g) and (m) results in R p R Q 0: However, following the logic of Kirchhoffs plate theory, the transverse shear force alone cannot be treated as the edge supporting reaction. Only the effective shear force may represent such a reaction. This result will also be discussed in detail later, in Sec. 7.3. Example 3.2 A rectangular wall panel is taken to be simply supported on all edges and subjected to a patch load of intensity p0 const: as shown in Fig. 3.6. Determine the deected surface. Solution The constants of the Fourier expansion of the load are

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