An error in Timoshenko's 'Theory of Plates and Shells'

Author: Angus Ramsay and Edward Maunder

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1 June 2016

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An error in Timoshenko's 'Theory of Plates and Shells'

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Angus Ramsay and Edward Maunder

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 6, 2016, Page(s) 36-39

https://doi.org/10.56330/UYQU3957

Date published

1 June 2016

Author

Angus Ramsay and Edward Maunder

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 6, 2016, Page(s) 36-39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/UYQU3957

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

The authors of recently conducted a study into the elastic behaviour of thin (Kirchhoff) plates using commercial finite-element software. This article presents the work conducted to uncover the reason for this difference and reveals an error in the text.

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