Abstract
This paper deals with a nonlinear problem of a circular thick plate pressed by a uniform load against an absolutely rigid, smooth, horizontal foundation and sustaining a moment uniformly distributed along the edge of the plate by using E. Reissner's theory. The results obtained here contain the classical plate theory predictions in its limiting case. In order to clarify the significance of the effect of transverse normal stress in addition to the effect of shear deformation, the stress distribution in the plate, the force field on the foundation and the relation between the load and moment are numerically obtained and compared with the results of the classical plate theory.
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