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Flat Rectangular Plate, Three Edges Fixed, One Edge (a) Free Loading Uniformly decreasing from fixed edge to zero at 1/3b Equation and Calculator.

Per. Roarks Formulas for Stress and Strain for flat plates with straight boundaries and constant thickness

Flat Rectangular plate, Three Edges Fixed, One Edge Loading Uniformly decreasing from fixed edge to zero at at 1/3b.

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Rectangular plate;
Three Edges Fixed
One Edge Free
Rectangular plate; one edge fixed, opposite edge free,
 
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decreasing from fixed
edge to zero at at 1/3b
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At x = 0, z = 0
Stress and Reaction Force
Stress
Reaction Force
Reaction Force

Stress and Reaction Force at x = ± a/2, z = 0.2b
Reaction Force

Reaction Force

Where used:
E = Modulus of Elasticity (lbs/in2)
q = Total load or force to Plate (lbs/in2)
v = Poisson’s ratio (assumed to be 0.3)
t = plate thickness, (in)
a = plate length, (in)
b = plate width, (in)
σb = stress, (lbs/in2)
R = Reaction Force (lbs/in)
β1,2 = Constant From Table A
γ1,2 = Constant From Table A

Table A

a/b
.25
0.50
0.75
1.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
β1
0.014
0.035
0.047
0.061
0.076
0.086
0.100
β2
0.010
0.024
0.031
0.030
0.025
0.020
0.014
γ1
0.088
0.130
0.146
0.156
0.162
0.165
0.167
γ2
0.046
0.069
0.079
0.077
0.073
0.073
0.079

Reference:

Roarks Formulas for Stress and Strain, 7th Edition