The development and evaluation of an experimental technique to determine stress distribution in uniformly loaded flat plates

Author

James William Walker

Abstract

"This thesis reports and evaluates an experimental technique that was developed to determine and monitor the stresses in a simply supported, uniformly loaded circular plate. Deflections are less than half the thickness of the plate. The application of the developed technique to plates whose integrity has been compromised with holes in various locations is discussed.

Resistance strain gages were used to determine experimentally the stresses in a simply supported, uniformly loaded circular plate with and without a concentric hole. The accuracy of the experimental results was established to be within approximately six percent of theoretical.

Proper application of the experimental technique to simply supported, uniformly loaded circular plates with non-concentric holes, or other perforations, can be expected to produce similar accuracy"--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Scofield, Gordon L., 1925-1986

Committee Member(s)

Nelson, John August
Parry, Myron G.
Edwards, Charles L., 1934-

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri at Rolla

Publication Date

1965

Pagination

xix, 147 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 47).

Rights

© 1965 James W. Walker, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Plates (Engineering)Strains and stressesStrain gages

Thesis Number

T 1692

Print OCLC #

5963973

Recommended Citation

Walker, James William, "The development and evaluation of an experimental technique to determine stress distribution in uniformly loaded flat plates" (1965). Masters Theses. 5691.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5691