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The polygon-circle paradox and convergence in thin plate theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

N. W. Murray
Affiliation:
Technische Universität, München

Abstract

The solution for a simply supported many-sided polygonal plate does not agree with that for the corresponding circular plate. This paper describes the earlier work of Rao and Rajaiah on polygonal plates and then explains why best convergence of series solutions occurs when the boundary conditions are defined as

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1973

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