Additional information re: my posting on fabric deflection.
I am a retired mechanical engineer. I'm writing a technical article that requires the equation.
I have searched Google and many other web sites but have not been able the find an appropriate equation for the conditions explained. I...
Conditions:
Impervious fabric pre-tensioned at (T pli) and over a vacuum slot (L in) wide
NEED:
Def(h) as a function of Slot width (L), Vacuum (V ), and pre-tension (P).
Note: I am familiar with the beam equations below but, none of them apply. see diagram below.
** h=5PL^4/(384*EI)
**...
