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In this paper, for the first time, the double finite integral transform method is introduced to explore the analytical bending solutions of rectangular thin plates with corner supports. Introducing the concept of generalized simply supported edge, the general form analytical solutions for bending of the plates under consideration are obtained by applying the finite integral transform to the governing equation and some of the boundary conditions. The analytical bending solutions of plates under specific boundary conditions are then obtained elegantly by imposing the remaining boundary conditions. Compared with the conventional inverse/semi-inverse methods, the present method is straightforward without any predetermination of solution forms, which makes it very attractive for exploring new analytical bending solutions of plates with complex boundary conditions. Another advantage of the method is that the analytical solutions obtained converge rapidly due to utilization of the sum functions. Comprehensive analytical results obtained in this paper illuminate the validity and accuracy of the present method by comparison with those from the literature and the finite element method.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from the LiaoNing Revitalization Talents Program (XLYC1807126, XLYC1802020), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11825202), the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST (No. 2015QNRC001) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (No. DUT18GF101).
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Appendix: Sum functions used in the main text
Appendix: Sum functions used in the main text
where \(A_{mn} =\frac{\alpha _m }{\left( {\alpha _m^2 +\beta _n^2 } \right) ^{2}}\), \(B_{mn} =\frac{\alpha _m \left[ {\alpha _m^2 +\left( {2-\mu } \right) \beta _n^2 } \right] }{\left( {\alpha _m^2 +\beta _n^2 } \right) ^{2}}\), \(C_{mn} =\frac{\beta _n }{\left( {\alpha _m^2 +\beta _n^2 } \right) ^{2}}\), \(D_{mn} =\frac{\beta _n \left[ {\left( {2-\mu } \right) \alpha _m^2 +\beta _n^2 } \right] }{\left( {\alpha _m^2 +\beta _n^2 } \right) ^{2}}\) and \(E_{mn} =\frac{q_{mn} }{D\left( {\alpha _m^2 +\beta _n^2 } \right) ^{2}}\). When \(m=1,3,5,\ldots , \quad \Phi _{2n} \left( x \right) =-\Phi _{1n} \left( x \right) \), \(\Phi _{4n} \left( x \right) =-\Phi _{3n} \left( x \right) \), and the sum functions of the sine series give
where \(\delta _n ={an \pi }/b\). When \(m=2,4,6,\ldots , \quad \Phi _{2n} \left( x \right) =\Phi _{1n} \left( x \right) , \quad \Phi _{4n} \left( x \right) =\Phi _{3n} \left( x \right) \), and the sum functions give
For uniform external load \(q\left( {x,y} \right) =q_0 \), \(q_{mn} =4\big /{\left( {\alpha _m \beta _n } \right) } \left( {m,n=1,3,5,\ldots } \right) \), and the sum function gives
The expressions of \(\Psi _{1m} \left( y \right) -\Psi _{4m} \left( y \right) \) and \(S_m \left( y \right) \) can be obtained by replacing the items of \(\Phi _{1n} \left( x \right) -\Phi _{4n} \left( x \right) \) and \(R_n \left( x \right) \) according to the following rules: \(x\rightarrow y\), \(m\rightarrow n\), \(a\rightarrow b\), \(\beta _n \rightarrow \alpha _m \), \(\delta _n ={an\pi }/b\rightarrow \gamma _m ={bm\pi }/a\).
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Zhang, J., Zhou, C., Ullah, S. et al. Accurate bending analysis of rectangular thin plates with corner supports by a unified finite integral transform method. Acta Mech 230, 3807–3821 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-019-02488-7
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