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Nonlinear bending behavior of orthotropic Mindlin plate resting on orthotropic Pasternak foundation using GDQM

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Rectangular plates resting on elastic foundations are operational activities of large transportation aircraft on runways, footings, foundation of spillway dam, civil building in cold regions, and bridge structures. Hence, in the present work, nonlinear bending analysis of embedded rectangular plates is investigated based on orthotropic Mindlin plate theory. The elastic medium is simulated by orthotropic Pasternak foundation. Adopting the nonlinear strain–displacement relation, the governing equations are derived based on energy method and Hamilton’s principle. The generalized differential quadrature method is performed for the case when all four ends are clamped supported. The influences of the plate thickness, shear-locking, elastic medium constants, and applied force on the nonlinear bending of the rectangular plate are studied. Results indicate that increasing the plate thickness decreases the deflection of the plate. It is also observed that increasing the applied force increases the deflection of the plate. Furthermore, considering elastic medium decreases deflection of the plate, and the effect of the Pasternak-type is higher than the Winkler-type on the maximum deflection of the plate. Also, it is found that the present results have good agreement with previous researches.

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Heydari, M.M., Nabi, A.H. & Heydari, M. Nonlinear bending behavior of orthotropic Mindlin plate resting on orthotropic Pasternak foundation using GDQM. Nonlinear Dyn 78, 1645–1657 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-014-1545-4

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