HOMEWORK SOLUTONS

CHAPTER 3

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Exercise 1: A cylindrical tank and flat thin plate bottom

are subjected to internal pressure , as shown in Figure
3.5. Use m, MPa, GPa, and
. The allowable stress is MPa.
1. Determine a required thickness of the bottom, , and
calculate its maximum deflection if the edge is
considered clamped (see figure 3.5-b).
2. Determine a required thickness of the bottom, , and
calculate its maximum deflection if the edge is
(a)
considered simply-supported (see figure 3.5-b). Figure 3.5

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Exercise 1:
Clamped

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Exercise 1:

Simply supported

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Exercise 1:

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Figure 3.6

Exercise 2: Determine expressions for the radial deflection and associated

bending moments for a circular plate under a concentrated force at its center

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Exercise 2:

Since is finite at , then

Applying the BCs for a clamped circular plate

(*)

The additional condition can be set up from the following

consideration. Let us isolate a small cylinder of radius r in
the vicinity of the application of (see Figure). From
equilibrium of this cylinder, we obtain

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Exercise 2:

Using equation (3.33) and setting

Solving system (*) for and yields:

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Exercise 2:

Alternatively, the expression for the deflection could have been obtained
from the solution of case (d) in section 3.3.1.

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Homework
The plate shown in Figure
3.11-a is stepped so that the
central disk has twice the
flexural rigidity of the outer
annulus. Use .
Consider the partition of the
plate into two parts as shown
in Figure 3.11-b. Figure 3.11

1- Find the maximum deflection and bending moment at , caused

by concentrated force .
2- Contrast your results with ABAQUS model simulation.
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Homework
Disk 1:

Disk 2:

Since is finite at , then Additional BCs:

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Homework

(See Exercise 2 of Section 3.3.2)

Using Mathematica for ,

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Homework

The maximum deflection occurs at is given by

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