Design of Rectangular Plates

[ataman]

Hi,

I'm designing a wall for a tank and would like to know if anyone has a copy of

"Moments and Reactions for Rectangular Plates" from the Bureau Reclamation. The relevant sheet would be the one with the triagular distributed load.

Much appreciated.

 

[Lion06]

If anyone in your office has a copy of Roark, check that out, too.

 

[ataman]

StructuralEIT

No we don't have a copy of Roark.

 

[csd72]

ataman,

you should ask them to get a copy. No engineering office should be without a copy of 'Roarkes stress and strains'.

 

[JedClampett]

There's several cases of walls with triangular loads depending on fixity and the height of the load proportion to the height of plate.
As far as Roark, a lot of the plate cases are taken from the Bureau tables. And they don't always get the maximum reaction, depending on their assumptions. So be careful.

 

[prex]

ataman,
look in the first site below, under Plates -> Simple bending -> Rectangular -> 3 supp.,1 free (or 3 clamped, 1 free) -> Hydro.load

prex

http://www.xcalcs.com

: Online engineering calculations

http://www.megamag.it

: Magnetic brakes for fun rides

http://www.levitans.com

: Air bearing pads

 

[wannabeSE]

The publication can be found on the Bureau of Reclamation website

http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/hydraulics_lab/pubs/EM/EM27.pdf

 

[ataman]

Thank you very much everyone particularly wannabeEIT and Prex.