Large deflections of circular isotropic membranes subjected to arbitrary axisymmetric loading

Ajit Kelkar, W. Elber, I. S. Raju

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Abstract

Circular membranes with fixed peripheral edges, subjected to arbitrary axisymmetric loading were analyzed. A single governing differential equation in terms of radial stress was used. This nonlinear governing equation was solved using the finite difference method in conjunction with Newton-Raphson method. Three loading cases, namely (1) uniformly loaded membrane, (2) a membrane with uniform load over an inner portion, and (3) a membrane with ring load, were analyzed. Calculated central displacement and the central and edge radial stresses for uniformly loaded membrane, agreed extremely well with the classical solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)413-421
Number of pages9
JournalComputers and Structures
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985
Externally publishedYes

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