Plate Design

Reference: ROARK'S Formulas for Stress & Strain, 7th. Edition

Table 11.4, Case no. 8a, "Rectangular plate, all edges fixed":
a/b
1
2

1.0
0.3078
0.1386
0.0138

1.2
0.3834
0.1794
0.0188

1.4
0.4356
0.2094
0.0226

(at center of long edge) max1 =

- (1qb2)/t2

(at center)

(2qb )/t
4
3
(qb )/(Et )

max2 =
ymax =

Plate thickness, t
Design strength, Fy

=
=

Modulus of elasticity, Es
Parameter:
Longer edge, a
Shorter edge, b
a/b

a/b
1
2

Loading:

2.0
0.4974
0.2472
0.0277

=
=
=

2.0
0.4974
0.2472
0.0277

0.5000
0.2500
0.0284

5450 mm
1200 mm
4.542

4.542
0.5000
0.2500
0.0284

0.5000
0.2500
0.0284
2

=
=
=
=

1.16 KN/m
2
9.02 KN/m

1.1 x DL + 1.0 x LL
2
10.291 KN/m

a) Check Stresses:
max1

max2

max

allowable = 0.75Fy
b) Check Deflection:
ymax

yallowable, (plate thickness)

1.8
0.4872
0.2406
0.0267

15 mm
2
345 N/mm
2
206 KN/mm

Dead Load, DL
Live Load, LL

Load Combination

1.6
0.4680
0.2286
0.0251

=
=

2
-32.93 N/mm
2
16.46 N/mm
2

32.93 N/mm
2
258.75 N/mm

OK

0.87 mm
15.00 mm

OK

Verified on 26-Mar-2007
By:MK