Homework: Analysis of Plates and Shells Advisor: Professor Hsuan-Teh Hu

Problems 7.8-10:

An annular plate rests on an elastic foundation with foundation modulus k. The plate

is subjected to a line load Psinθ at r = a and inplane force N*=-N at r = b, r = a. The

plate is fi*ed at the edge r = b and free at the edge r = a. Assume w   (r  b ) sin  .
2 2 2

Use the Galerkin method to obtain the coefficient α and the critical buckling load Ncr.

Solutions:

The stain energy of the elastic foundation is:

2 a 2 a
1 k 2
U2  0 b kw rdrd  2    (r  b ) sin   rdrd
2 2 2 2

2 0 b

The potential of the lateral load is

2 2
VL    P sin   w  r b d    P (a
2
 b 2 ) 2 sin 2  d 
0 0

The potential of the inplane force is

2
 2w 2w 
VI   N   2  2 rdrd 
0 
r  

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Problems 7.10-10:

An annular plate rests on an elastic foundation with foundation modulus k. The plate

is subjected to a line load Psinθ at r = a and inplane force N*=-N at r = b, r = a. The

plate is fi*ed at the edge r = b and free at the edge r = a. Assume w   (r  b ) sin  .
2 2 2

Use the Galerkin method to obtain the coefficient α and the critical buckling load Ncr.

Solutions:

The deflection of the plate can be assumed as

w   (r 2  b 2 )2 sin  (1)

  (r 2  b 2 ) 2 sin  (2)

The residual and shape functions are

  2 1  1  2    2 w 1 w 1  2 w    2 w 1 w 1  2 w 
R (r ,  )  D  2   2    
 0 q  kw  N  2    (3)
 r r r r  2   r 2 r r r 2  2   r r r r 2  2 

It can be seen that the assumed deflection satisfies the following boundary

conditions:

( w) r b  0

 w 
  0
 r r b

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However, the static boundary conditions at the free edge r=a are not satisfied, which

are:

  2 w  w   2 w 
 M r  r a   D    
 r
2
r r r 2  2 
(4)

M r w 
 Sr  r a   Vr  N
 r r  r b
    2 w  w   2 w  1   1  2 w 1 w  N w 
= - D  2   2 2 
 (1  )  2  2   (5)
 r  r r r r   r   r r r   D r  r b

We have:

w
 4 r ( r 2  b 2 ) sin 
r
2w
 4 (3r 2  b 2 ) sin 
r 2

3w
 24 r sin 
r 3
4w
 24 sin 
r 4

w
  (r 2  b 2 ) 2 cos 

2w
  (r 2  b 2 ) 2 sin 
 2

3w
  (r 2  b 2 ) 2 cos 
 3

4w
  (r 2  b 2 ) 2 sin 
r 4

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w
 4 r ( r 2  b 2 ) sin 
r
2w
 4 r ( r 2  b 2 ) cos 
r 
3w
 4 r (r 2  b 2 )sin 
r  2

3w
 4 (3r 2  b 2 ) cos 
r 
2

Substituting in to Eqs.(3),(4),(5),we obtain R(r,θ); (Mr)r=a; (Sr)r=a as

R(r,θ)=

RM=(Mr)r=a=

Rs=(Sr)r=a=

Hence, The Galerkin e*pression with boundary correction terms becomes

2 a 2 2
  
  R(r, ) rdrd  
0 b 0
RM   ad 
 r r a
 R 
0
s r a
ad  0

(8*a*sin(B)*(b^2 - r^2) - 8*a*r^2*sin(B) + (a*sin(B)*(b^2 - r^2)^2)/r^2)/r^2 +

(32*a*r*sin(B) + (2*a*sin(B)*(b^2 - r^2)^2)/r^3 + (4*a*sin(B)*(b^2 - r^2))/r)/r +

24*a*sin(B) - (6*a*sin(B)*(b^2 - r^2)^2)/r^4 - (12*a*sin(B)*(b^2 - r^2))/r^2

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