"Page 220 Table 48. "Deflections and Bending Moments of a square plate with four sides supported elastically." The text just below the table deals with varying poisson's ration and states that it has little effect on deflection at centre. Then a new value of poisson's ration is used but the deflection constant changes by an order of ten. Are the values in the table correct? Or the values in the text?"
This is the only text I can find that states quite so simply an algorithm for use with plates supported in their corners so was quite disappointed to find that I am not sure which value to use! I am going to see if the table value "looks right" for now but would appreciate your comments.
2007-03-16 02:27:16 · 1 answers · asked by jwestmore 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
If you are referring to a recently published book (it has over 220 pages?), you may write to the publisher (address in book). Publishers often maintain a representative who deals with authors and likely would forward your questions or comments to the author (if alive). Also check any author (google, etc.?) who may be reachable through a university (or web site?). Be sure to correctly reference the text including edition. Perhaps mail copies of the text and table marked up to facilitate rapid communications. Presume that you don't understand the material when in fact you may have uncovered errors or typos (that the author would like to know about - and correct in thhe next edition?). Good luck.
2007-03-16 03:41:16 · answer #1 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋