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A membrane may be defined as a plate that is so thin that it may ne considered to have no bending rigidity. The only stresses present are in the plane of the surface and are uniform throughout the thickness of the membrane.

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Figure 1 shows two views of a circular membrane with the edge clamped under a uniform pressure, p.

The maximum deflection of this membrane is at the center and is given by

Eq. 1

${\displaystyle {\mathrm{\delta <!--\; \delta \; -->}}_c=0.662R\sqrt[3]{\frac{pR}{Et}}}$

The deflection of the membrane at a distance, r, from the center is

${\displaystyle \mathrm{\delta <!--\; \delta \; -->}={\mathrm{\delta <!--\; \delta \; -->}}_c[1-<!--\; -\; -->0.09{\left(\frac{r}{R}\right)}^2-<!--\; -\; -->0.1{\left(\frac{r}{R}\right)}^5]}$

The stress at the center of this membrane is

${\displaystyle f=0.423\sqrt[3]{\frac{E{p}^2{R}^2}{t^2}}}$

while that at the edge is

${\displaystyle f_e=0.328\sqrt[3]{\frac{E{p}^2{R}^2}{t^2}}}$

Figure 1, Circular Membrane with Clamped Edge

Where

p = pressure
f = calculated stress
E = modulus of elasticity
r = cylindrical coordinate
R = outside radius of circular membrane
t = thickness of membrane
δ = deflection
δ_c = center deflection of circular membrane
f = stress at center
f_e = stress at edge

• Bell Helicopter Structural Design Manual, 1977

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