A Study of the Various Boundary Conditions for Electrical Analogue Solutions of the Extension and Flexure of Flat Plates

Abstract

SummaryThe application of electrical analogue methods to the analysis of the extension and flexure of flat plates is reviewed and the difficulties encountered in the satisfaction of the various boundary conditions are discussed. A new method for treating certain boundary conditions and the operation of the electrical analogue is described. New experimental results for two cases which present great analytical difficulty, the flexure of a plate with a free edge and a plate supported on columns, are given.