Abstract
Abstract
A theoretical investigation of the small deflections of a thin circular plate is reported.
The plate has a flat circular clamp at the outer edge and a similar clamp at the inner edge, which is placed eccentrically. These supports can be arranged to prescribe either a clamped edge or a simply supported edge, and all combinations of the two types are investigated.
The plate can be subjected to a concentrated load at the centre of the inner clamp, moments about two perpendicular axes of the inner clamp, or pressure on the plate surface between the clamps. Deflections and slopes of the inner clamp have been determined, and in all cases the new values tend towards established values for the case of a central inner clamp, as the eccentricity of the inner clamp is reduced.
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