circular plates
 

circular plates
where can i find information for calculating deflection, bending moments, and shear under uniform pressure and point loads or both? much appreciated.
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roark's formulas for stress and strain
i agree with pslem - roark's book (its my first choice for this type of problem).
for a simple solution - flat plates subject to a uniform pressure - have a look at 'design of welded structures' by blodgett (the first of the lincoln arc welding books). formulas for circular, square & elliptical plates are in the section on tanks, bins & hoppers - table 1 (p6.5-3 in my copy).
roark's is by far the best resource for this, but take some time to read through interpretation of the tables, it's not like picking out a bolt shear value from an aisc table!
ditto roarks - table 11.2 in my 7th edition, lots of different edge support and load conditions. should have all you need.
advanced strength and applied stress analysis by budynas
it's got a good section of circular plate theory as well as a limited (but very simple) table for circular plates under varying loading and boundary conditions
thanks all. that was very helpful!