Indian J. pure appl. Math., 16 (2): 189-212, February 1985 DEFLECTION OF AN ECCENTRICALLY LOADED AND CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS W. A. Bassai, M. N. Y. ANWAR AND K. M. MOsLeH Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait (Received 29 June 1984) Infinite series solutions are obtained for the small deflections of a thin circular ring plate having free edges, supported along a concentric circle and acted upon by a normal concentrated force at any point which lies cither inside or outside the circle of support. In special and limiting cases the solutions reduce to those found by other authors. 1, INTRODUCTION ‘The methods of complex-function theory were applied by Attia and Nassif! and by Bassali and Barsoum* ‘, to obtain the equation of the deflection surface of a thin circular plate having a free edge, supported along a concentric circle and subject to (i) a concentrated load which lies either inside or outside the circle of support (ii) two types of loading distributed over the surface of an eccentric circular patch lying entirely within the circle of support. Explicit expressions were obtained by Bassali and Gorgui™* for the deflection at any point of a circular ring plate under various combinations of edge conditions and normally loaded by (ji) general line loading along the circumference of a concentric circle (ji) a point load (iii) general lateral loading distributed over the entire circular ring plate, Formulae and curves were given by Heap® for the deflections and stresses of circular ring plates with a variety of constraint conditions at the inner and outer edges, under the action of a uniform line load on a concentric circle. Ina recent paper by one of the authors? formulae are derived for the deflection surface of a symmetrically loaded circular annular plate having several point supports which are, situated at equal distances apart on a con- centric circle. In this paper expressions are determined, on the basis of the small bending theory of thin isotropic elastic plates, for the deflection of a circular ring plate with free edges and supported on a concentric circle when the plate is subject to a normal concentrated force at an arbitrary point. Limiting cases are investigated and agreement with the results of previous authors is checked.190 W. A. BASSALI ET AL. 2. MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION OF THE PROBLEM AND Basic EQUATIONS We consider the transverse flexure of a thin isotropic circular ring plate of constant small thickness, bounded by an inner circle T, of radius; and an outer circle P's of radius c,, the plate being supported along a concentric circle I’ of radius cand is acted upon by a normal concentrated force Fat an arbitrary point P distant f from the centre 0 of the plate, f being less than or greater than ¢ according as P is inside or outside I (see Figs. 1 and 2). Since it is advantageous to work with dimensionless quantities we introduce the notations Ay = ales Ay = cle, A = Caley = Ay Az = fle, t = flex ~() We assume that the indices | and 2 refer to the two regions bounded by I',, I and by I’, P, respectively. Let (r, @) be the polar coordinates of any point in the mid- plane of the plate referred to as pole and OP as polar line. It is required to obtain explicit expressions for the small transverse displacements wi (r, ) and w, (r, 6); measured positively downwards from the plane of the support circle I. Tt is known that vin, (r, 8) = 0, y's (7, 8) = 0 ae) where visd +rtdt rd, d= afer, d’ = 2/06 2B) at any point (r, #) except the load point P. It is also known that the singular part of the deflection w near the concentrated load F at P is Wein = (F/8wD) R* in R 4) where R, the distance from the point load, is given by Ri =r? +f? — 2p cos. 6) With the usual notations we have the following standard formulae for the bending moments, twisting moment and shearing forces per unit length of the middle surface of the plate (Timoshenko and Woinowsky-Krieger™, p. 283): M, = — Df (d,d’) w, Me = — D0od® 448d + rtd’) w (6) Myre = (1 — ¥) Dr (d—r7}) d'w 7) Q, = — Dd (vw), Os = ~ Dr“ d' (y'w)* (8) where D is the flexural rigidity of the plate, v is Poisson’s ratio for its material and Ahad) =& +d + w* d*, +9)CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS 191 The intensity V; of the vertical reaction at either edge is furnished by Vp = Qp ~ 1-4 eM yo[00 = Fe (d, a’) w -..(10) where F(d,d’)= Bro dtr ((2— vd + (v — 3-}d? Batt) and r = ¢; or e, according as we are dealing with the inner edge I or outer edge I's, respectively. The conditions for the two edges to be free are Uf (4, 4’) w (r, Arne, = 0, [Fr (d, d’) w (r, be, = OCF = 1,2). (12) If p (6) is the line intensity of the normal reaction at any point T'(c, ) of the support circle T' then p (@) is an even function of @ which can therefore be expressed as a Fourier cosine series in the form es P(6) = 2 Pn cos ng -(13) where the pr’s are real constants to be determined. The conditions of equilibrium of the plate are 2c | p (8) de = F, 2c? J p (8) cos @.dg = Ff. (14) é ° Introducing (13) in (14) we get Po = Fl2nc, px = Fulne 15) while the p,’s (n = 2, 3...) are left unknown. Hence we have @-F{t tucsot ¥ (6) = 7] -y +4 cos 0 4 005 19 (16) where Gu = 7ep,|F. AT) Applying eqn. (3.12c), p. 102 of Bassali and Barsoum?, noting the difference in notation and that the deflection there is measured positively upwards we have [wl]? = k [r-e- eens {é + Sella) (235) x (é YI cos ne | (18)192 W. A, BASSALI ET AL, where k = F&mD (19) Fra. 1 3. SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM WHEN THE PoinT Loan Is INSIDE THE CIRCLE OF SuPPORT We seek an expression for the deflection w, (r, 6) in the form w(t) 8) = k [Re InR+ ie () cos no | «-(20) where L8(0) = Ao + Bein + Cor + Dirty (Qa) DQ) = 41+ B+ OR + Deine 2b) LN (1) = Ate BME Crete h DOr (1 = 2, 3,00) Qle) and 4®, B*, C* and D*(n = 0, 1, 2,...) are real constants to be determined from the boundary conditions (12) along the two circular edges P, and I, It is easily shown that at any point (r, 6) of the region 1’ defined bya: 1). -(24e) When (22b) is introduced in (19) and the resulting expression for w," is combined with (18) we get, using (15) mino=k> Ab = A+ f?— ett chine, BE = B+ f2— 0, Cha O41 pn ~ ay (r) cos ng 25) where +inc,Dg—=D%; —_..(26a) A= Affine B= B+ Fhe—,cao—L,,194 W. A. BASSALI ET AL. Inserting (23), (25) in the 4 boundary conditions (12), writing the condition of zero deflection on I and equating to zero the coefficients of cos ng (n = 0, 1, 2,...) in the resulting identities we arrive at the following sets of linear equations which together with (24a, b, c) and (26 a, b, c) enable us to determine the required unknown con- stants A", BY, C*, D* (n = 0, 1, 2,...) and g, (1 = 2, 3,...) where ~1) Che? BP =0, Do=0U= SS nine (—)Cl—e;* Bo = 0, DP num harm al 07 Am ft (B+ f)ine—2(C+ no; ) By + «cf Cj) =0, Di =0(§= 1,2, \ --.(28) #afl+2ng—ecper( Lp - B), Ab ct + Blom © Ch ctim 4 Di ct-n a 0, (29) Diy E AAB, GAMYy BAW, = 8 (30a) AP 2a, — APB, ob BAM, — HAMS, = fy ---0b) a, + By + ay + BB, = Sy (30) Tn By + BYn — Ady = -30d) tt, == (n—1) AP B, = (n+1) BY 7 on 5 +31) a=nte-lba=n-K«tlgan—-c—lhantet]; « 32) 7 ao ati F{a(5)—% ara faa 2f4,(4) =F OP) a6 fee = = 03 G3) b(t) = (3 +} - *) mH ee (34a) 4 = (1 -i- ayer aa «.(34b)CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS 195 Solving these systems of equations we get B =o (e-a+ Zin ) (35a) (356) B = sft Ot- (e+ ba) (36a) o= ace” awe Baan jo =0; G66) In = Inldn ..B7) 4a SE [oom a+ [ee na-ay +209] om — oe = FBP amg, + foro +29} -(38b) chy 2 2) * ’ «(at — a™) C= Ly, [a oe aa 4] 202) ah a a= [or -oms x, |} (38d) L, = (Pf $28 = Ot NE BO aH G9) u(t t 1 1 t= Hot |) + Kebe( Le Mote (L) +m (GL) --(40) nywoe frase p BLO DE + {ti — mya + ‘ me =a) ) nn K, = st? {u —1+ rT xy + {o —1—mpya -a +24 oy a »(42)mm (2) oe) EE) -AG)AG) =a) aE) 90 Substituting from (37) and (38 a, b, c, d) in (26c) we find 4", BY, C* and D*. Introducing (35a, b), (36a, b) in (24a, b), (26a, b) and inserting the resulting expres- sions in (20) and (25) we obtain the following equations for the deflection surfaces in the two regions 1 and 2: Jw, = Rn R +c} [atin In Sip — PF in ete.) — 1° In (ePcs) Ze, 24 2 2 : —Fingg ay + 5 PAE Gin £) (ear 2 i 0 ln + fia Jee[(Zs2me)ors .) feroese ) aT (: _e ) (- ® er) (aa ad +P 8l0) - 1)} Joos 6 + > [Air + ares Cyr + Dire weer) (EY + eG EY + ( Hy ta) (EY Hoos 44) Pp t ky, = ae in — ptinw— atin (2 — Ag + 28-1 Inu) (4 8 (P? — AB) + A? In (P/AQ)} i} u 1— A + $a -we-awp[e-F L+ re ABlo (P+ A? Ad, CE PAIOO EI) cosy = + D(a sires cyt Dyes) cosm —.145)CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS 197 where A}, BY, C7, Di are given by (38 a, b, c, d) and P = r/c. We now consider the following limiting cases : Case (a)—Letting c, tend to zero in the previous results leads to the case of a circular plate without a hole, supported along a concentric circle and acted upon by a point load inside the support circle. After extensive algebraic manipulation we arrive at the following expressions : ng a 1 2 n= ehi+t ee ga 6 Gey e “uw a ) yy i} «(46) a t+ ky are - 9] 47a) @-fyr nat ae [ “neat 3 Te, nw, OR )SOn A tn = Se O(n 1 mg — at ) (ATC) 1 OF )fe Pl nin — 1) ey 7 (ars — »| (AT) ( men 1 « ATA) where and where By = n (1 — AS) + «AE (A™ — 99) + -.(50b)198 W. A. BASSALI ET AL, ay _ 2ns age 2 wee] -24-( PEG - Fr) ---(50€) With these values of the constants the deflections w, w, take the forms wi fO=k [= InR+et - (+ f2)In(ec) + 4 es (ft—et\(rt—et) + Aft bane + e+ CPV E—ryhet } x cos @ + ee, + OFM ee n-1 ma fie } cos no | 51) meh =H = {in 44 ae) Ae . (1 +f ) cosa} + (4 rh BEN Ch rten 4 De pan ) cos ne} : +52) The formula (46) for g, agrees with eqn. (3.5), p. 142 of Attia and Nassif". It is easily seen that (51) satisfies the reciprocal relation (Love®®, p. 173) wilt, f 6) = wi (fr, 8). -- (93) Using the Fourier expansion (2b) and the values of the constants (47 a, b, ¢, d) it is checked that both w, and w, vanish on I. Case (b)—Letting c, > eo we obtain the case of an infinitely large perforated elastic plate supported along a circle which is concentric with the circular edge of the hole and singularly loaded by a point force inside the support circle. This leads to Gu = (8 + 1) @A* ~ + 1) by Sle) — «Or — 1) be (flee, «..54) AL =0,B] = c cf %qle,, Cl = 0, DE = — ct Xle’, (55) where = (n+ 1) ATP 2 + 1) dy (cle) — « — 1) fy lea) «-(56),CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS 199 and X, is defined by (43). It can be shown that (44) and (45) tend to the following formulae for w, and w, : w= k [x In R + ch ftort—(r2 + f2)Inc + 2" cf In (fic) In (rfc) thn {i aed cat tact (fe-2) (r ser }eoss + > “ ae 08 19 | (57) where Go N= GN = ATA ater — sot (ZY ~sbefi(e- 8) (1 +o -ae-al(Gy Efe-ofts! eres O--E] (58) che at 1 * (59) and woallones Fame) mer 5(1-G\E-1) (t+ ate’ dewere- nS % acl ‘cos we} +60) It is vertified that both w, and », vanish on I’ and 1, satisfies (53). Case (c)—Results concerning the bending of an infinitely large plate without a hole and supported alonga circle can now be obtained either by letting c, > 0in case (b) oF cy -+ oo in case (a). Thus we get200 W. A. BASSALI ETAL, a= 4 fetl—(@—Deje Ww =fle<) =+(61) ro-Ff1 + 2ucoso+ Sot — Dee) coane | _ Fd =i) 2a sin® 9g = Fao +a a ) (628) where N=1 +i? — eos 6. (626) It is checked that this value of p (6) satisfies the equilibrium conditions (14), is always positive, has the maximum value Poor = F(1 + u) (I + u*)/2ne (1 — u) ++-(63a) at @ = O and has the minimum value Pmin = F (1 — u) (1 + w*)/2ac (1 + u) ate= It is also easily proved that w, and w, take the closed forms mek [® In 2,¢-Me-9 +-{2fr cos 8 2 7 7 + CAME E Dy FY oo w= £2 = [in c+ 3(1-5) 2] ++(65) where =V(P +t — Yrcos 0). (66) Case (d)—The case of a circular plate simply supported at its edge and acted upon by a concentrated load at any point is obtained by setting c = c, in the results of case (a). With the notation m=(«— Di +1) =40 +9) «(67) we find that a@tVim+)—@—-Dm-D)e+1 2(n+ m) wu <1) +--(68)CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS 201 fd ?@= fi m® + 2m (L—m) woos @-+ “m+ (1m) w8) 2 uc n+ Nee (wt)! + 2m (mt) ] (69) w= «fe InR +c?" + f4)In (ec) + + Be-* (ctr) (cf?) + pa fitaine + rf Peri 1( -£) (1-2 ae =} cos @ + Ser fiom, yegey 0 oD conn]. ‘ 70) It is easily proved that the function R? In R’ has the Fourier expansion {GEL ainy"} cone Rein R’ = + "s Seta: Using (71) we find that equation (70) of the deflection surface can be put in the form mo k[ Rin Rs eci—pty aw {5 is +See) oe(72), r cos ng. ...(71) which agrees with eqn, (17), p. 147 of Bassali and Dawoud?, Case (¢)—The case of a singularly loaded circular ring plate simply supported along its outer edge and having an inner free edge will here be considered. Putting ¢ = cy Ay = Land A = A in eqns. (37)-(45) we obtain, after considerable algebraic computations = (Hate (flex) + Ku dn (fles)Hn bn A) + Ky bn Qn) ++(73) pe +-(74a) Ot | gh at fe 14 ae ..(74b) where202 where W. A, BASSALI ET AL. we ae INR + ct—f2—r? + (c2@—f?) Inr + (c2—r*) nf—2c? Inc + aeetpy (828 ‘In 2) (1—P?—23-1 In p) —2ctp-3 In t In p Ly fat +jrf{ataine +t $e(r = (pt = y (CEA G+ pr + fide Ph) 1} cos 6 2 ae > fa Eg PP ay t+ ay pH) (pyty® T n(n — 1) e5 + Gi, +a, P + ay fF + ay P* £) (rfp)? + (b, +b, PP + byt? by PPA) (Pt) + (OL +B; PEF BLE +B, BEL) et] 1AT3) Pom riley, t = flcs,¢ = C2, aQ=a= {a t+ Qn? — nt Det = Eh (76a) a, = a =(n — 1) (L — 204) ~(W — PHAM _ 2+ (1-1) ned (766) te ict gman ibe (1+ se ~ LY 4 ame «-(766) a= alan tat — a8, .-AT6d) b (Ht +1 ances) + * 3 (77a) by = bp Lane EA ATTb) bem ht {i + yp an lan 0%) etd : aU yep Mods a+ anit») + Yaa)CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS 203 lant Qn Nenad (786) «(7Be) ' o ant) ate tn ef = 2 (I-A) + AS 24 ee ) yeaa tae +a 7) ext) It is checked that the expression (75) for w is symmetric in r and f, vanishes on Ty and reduces to (70) as c, > 0. Fro. 2. 4. SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM WHEN THE PoINT Loap 1s OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE OF SupPORT We assume that the deflection w, (r, 9) is furnished by the same equations (20) and (21a, b,c). The expansion (22a) holds at any point (r, 9) of the region 2 defined ¢ Li (r) cos ne == (82) where AQ =A + StINf +et—ctlnc, BY = BP +c, C} = C+ Inu, Di = D+ 1; ...(83a) | i é4=—=2é—sé@€_2_=—€6_—He 2 1 7 ~ yp BaD --(83b) me gn SOOKE pn pn ee Als ant SO Bt = - ta, TGeL | (830) mn * ek Cpa Ot RS Dt = Dt tty (> D. Introducing (82), (80) in the 4 boundary conditions (12), writing the condition of zero deflection on I and equating to zero the various coefficients of cos 7@ in the obtained identities we get the following sets of equations which together with (81a, b, c) and (83a, b,c) are sufficient to find A", B", C", D" (n = 0, 1, 2,...) and Gy (t = 2, 3y. (<1) Cf — ce; B} = 0, D) = 0, D’ = — 1(j = 1,2) (84) AP = (c? — BY) Inc —(f*? + ct) Inf — (1+ CY csCONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS 205 By + xc} C; =0,D! = 0, Dt = 2f(j = 1,2) \ (85) =ft yfinu + 5— a = ach: Alot + Ble" + Chet 4 Dhetn = 0 .--(86) and the same eqns. (30a, b, ¢, d) in which = DME HO DB y= lore, 3, == est +487) n= h=0, stem Et Qa (0 fate = 2 {40d ade i -..(88) Solving these systems of equations gives Patt - nuh =, {} 6 (a3) +¥iouw} Dem 15 (89) Bea sie Sy tQP—avey+ * a- “| om" (90) += *y D = 2f; (91) nha Je 7.62) «--(92¢)206 W. A, BASSALI ET AL. 4% Din iv K. ] ..(924) Lids where Ty = Hide (t) + Kida (Os J, = Hy Yn 2) + Ky bn Qe) +(93) Hy ~{or- Det tana) + 2} a + fina — ni ALO) RE ae (94) Qt. _ foray (l= my) + ee}. ay ao fw (95) Xi, = Fa (t) be As) ~ by a) bn (8) ++-(96) and L, is defined by (39). Substituting from (91) and (92a, b, c, d,) in (83c) we find A", BY, C* and D*. Inserting (89), (90) in (83a, b), (81a, b) and introducing the obtained quantities in (82) and (20) we get the following formulae for the deflections @, and ®, : 9, = (e-ae+ } nu) {5 6 (p!—A8) +I fh ee +a —u?) (AZ —p2) (1 + 1* A3/s) (P + «A®AZ/P) cos 6 + > (Abr BE® + Ch rt + DE rt) cos nd ——_..(97) oe ky = RNR + 8 [sete (8-48 + ¢ ¢ nx) (Hn 2a PY) iy? int ig? — (ps ae} + gl £) AES lag Ing — PF + ein + et[ (5+ 20-2) on tof +(e iT) (equation continued on p. 207)CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS 207 +(1-§ \-£ 7) (EPH CPD _ 1 Vos M + > Al r® + BE rm™ + Cy rte + DP rtm + ~{( A wer le)+ +(4 +1 4G Fal} )" osao (98) where A", B",C* and DY are given by (92a, b, c, d). The following limiting cases will now be separately studied : Case (a)—Letting c, > 0 in the foregoing results yields 1 a= T[O+ DH.0 + Dowt—n— 40] (98) Al = 865", [ey BY = 0, Cl = — 5", [eqs DE = 0 +--(100) s 1 = ker) [peere- Inu + 5 wi) + PAz/0 c08 @ + Efe. 409-40 4.09 } cos m9] (101) & a= ire InRtec ne -¢—r inr—f? inf +F Be, *(f2—c*) (7? 8) + pel +E f+ anil + CPC ON cosy wet <= Gi (nf) + SS cose ] (102) where = (+ 1) He Q) + = AE = 2 ~ 1) 6, OH) «.-(103) a+) BON GG = % I f2—e"9) (P= e78) (Pr)-" nt (equation continued on p. 208)208 W. A. BASSALI ET AL. anf (2 + 1—nt®) (n + 1—nP2) 7 ® { n+1 + AO 2 ee a Jeo + “Toeafe + 1m ert tanpe) + EE (PY if +(r2c") {ow + LaWd) nt Lanty 42 tel} Y] ...(104) t= not os +105) It is verified that both ®, and #2 vanish on [ and that i, is symmetric inr ands. Case (b)—Letting c, —> oo is eqns. (91)-(98) we obtain MP, yn, edt te ge = Tl Ta mae ant yt + a) apeet 7 -sart ern | «..(106) a= k[ (roe + ; tint )inw + ap Ow) (AP) (LE AL et) = X cose +> (4+ Bre + Cr rt + Dirt ) cos np (107) a, =k [* In R + 2ctIne~c?~(f? +c!) nf—(? +c’) Inr tee nl int + rifi tier § +4 int wa0(f=0)(S- poe] 8F fam—na—arar(ar—2t fe + [mite SP nt az aga) pase _ e(ay- SEL a arya YF] .--(108)CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS 209 where ‘ hens Da ’ Qala Laat + yo ay w-(109) a (10a) n(n—1)e, e=f)s"| v.(1100) ant Des ot (t—pyy fon CQ Seer ts - 1 yt a] Be Gen «.(1100) eat (fet) frm . Dt = ——_____ [> +1 mt+ oa], (1104) n(n®—1) «, Case (c)—If c, + 0 in case (b) or c, -+ o@ in case (a) we obtain the following results for an infinitely large plate supported along a circle and acted upon by a point load outside it : In = sf + Du—at Vw w= fle > 0 (LL) 7 @ = ED (cose % sinta ) AID) p(0) = Pu(u +1) Pu(l - u) Sete y 2 PO) = Tee ay <0 PG) =0 where 2 = cos (Iu), B, = k(rP? — cy [inw+ 5a =) In ain | (113) a, -k[RmR-fnf— iar eno ny Wf a e\(r ye) eR + 2f7 feos on ur) 4(f+ $)(Z+ g Jin ; }} (114) It is verified that the expression (112) for p (8) satisfies the equilibrium conditions (14).210 W. A. BASSALI ET AL. Case (d)—Results concerning a singularly loaded infinite plate which is simply supported along the edge of a circular hole are found by puttingc = ¢,,A, = lin case (b). Thus we get — GVO EDE DG + D@=1= m4) V4 ys 1) - (115) — P= =m 1+ 2m m+ Iw-reosa+ FO +m cos né =m 116) « + amy aty + SP at 1) + 2m 0m) > 2 om k[ RnR + cing —e—ftinf—rinr +4 ind nt + 5farin See og ee Sa (7 + rf 608 9 “StH With the definitions (5) for R and (66) for R’ it can be shown that fr) (elfen — cos n@ (117) Rak wee(e tyme {F— 5 (ff + )—24fr ln 4 cos 6 LEP (LY cosa a + S66 Applying (118) we find that (117) reduces to 118) o= e[Sn 4, uR Tt (u®—1) In Pp + (P*—1) Inu + (1) In pp Ina = [ > (eur cos v0} (p = rle,u = fle) «(119) : in agreement with eqn. (35), p. 215 of Bassali and Dawoud?. Case (¢)—Finally setting c = ¢1, 1 = 1, 2, = A in eqns. (91)-(98) we get the following results for the case of a circular ring plate simply supported along its inner edge and having its outer edge free when the plate is subject to a normal concentrated Joad at any point :CONCENTRICALLY SUPPORTED THIN CIRCULAR ANNULUS. 211 a= fx 14st pet a) bara co +f + ero} reo |] ---(120) onk[ Rink ~ ct + fyinZ— Ff aint nt + afflg(t fing) (more Bink) 1 fe Pte pt +3 sa + tind Stata oo ae apn G+ RIED Coe Ie tC Ee) -1)}} cos @ {(a + ay PY + ay t® + a, PF £4) (p/t™ + (a, ay Pt + ay tt + a pe 4) (t/P)" + (Oy + be PP + ba by BET) (PAY + (By + By p+ by 1 + BY BEB) (pL) Hy] (121) where a, =a, =n — n+ Qn —n t+ n)e + a ee -(122a) ee n(1 —~ - 4 Jen aes (1226) dy = a = (n $1) (1-2-9) $ MAND e+ mailer neo} w(1220) a = a = nM = 1405 . (1224) (a +1)? b= {ety 2H} aye) 48m ...(123a) by = by = —(n + I) {i +@-1 was} ove «.(123b)212 The W. A. BASSALI ET AL. 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