An analysis of a circular plate under tangential wind loading

• Main Author: Purdy, David Miles
• Other Authors: Engineering Mechanics
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute 2016
• Subjects: LD5655.V855 1964.P872; Elastic plates and shells; Pressure > Measurement
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71202

A model consisting of a circular plate fastened to the top of a circular cylinder was placed in a wind tunnel and the pressure caused by a wind load were read over the exposed surfaces. The pressure on the plate were approximated by four terms of a Fourier cosine series. By use of the governing equation or small deflection or plates, Fourier cosine series of four terms are developed for deflections of plates with a fixed boundary and with a simple support condition. Moments are developed from the deflections and results for both are presented in equation and tabular form. The results are left in a form that can be applied to any size thin circular plate under the action of a tangential wind load or the same flow regime as the one considered. === Master of Science