Combined Lateral Loading Research Articles

Nonlinear analysis of a corrugated circular plate under combined lateral loading

In this paper, nonlinear bending of a corrugated circular plate with a plane central region under the combined action of uniformly distributed load and a concentrated load at the center has been investigated by using large deflection theories of isotropic and anisotropic circular plates. The quite accurate analytical solutions for rigidly as well as loosely clamped edge conditions have been obtained following the modified iteration method.