Caustics created from simply supported plates under uniform loading

Theocaris, PS

dc.contributor.author	Theocaris, PS	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:05:37Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:05:37Z
dc.date.issued	1977	en
dc.identifier.issn	00207683	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/8901
dc.subject.other	MATHEMATICAL MODELS	en
dc.subject.other	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS	en
dc.subject.other	METHOD OF CAUSTICS	en
dc.subject.other	PLATES	en
dc.title	Caustics created from simply supported plates under uniform loading	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0020-7683(77)90101-9	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-7683(77)90101-9	en
heal.publicationDate	1977	en
heal.abstract	The method of caustics is applied to problems of simply supported plates under uniform loading. The shape and properties of the caustic, created by an initial curve lying inside the plate, as well as the pseudocaustic created by the edges of the plate, are completely investigated. It is shown that it is possible to determine the existing loading of the plate from the experimentally determined caustic or pseudocaustic. The cases of simply supported circular, triangular and square plates subjected to uniform loading are examined in detail. It is shown that the experimentally obtained caustics are in good agreement with their corresponding theoretical forms, indicating thus the accuracy of the method of caustics to the study of flexed plate problems. © 1977.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Solids and Structures	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0020-7683(77)90101-9	en
dc.identifier.volume	13	en
dc.identifier.issue	12	en
dc.identifier.spage	1281	en
dc.identifier.epage	1291	en