Abstract:
The eigenfunction method is used to analyze the asymmetric response of linearly tapered circular plates subjected to transverse loads, uniformly distributed over an annular sectorial area of the plate. The analysis is based on the classical plate theory. Numerical results are presented graphically for the transverse deflection and stresses of the plate for various combinations of plate and loading parameters. Results obtained, as a particular case, for a plate of constant thickness subjected to an off-center half-sine pulse point load are compared with previously published results and found to match exactly