| Author | Qureshi, Shamsuddin |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 94 |
| Subject(s) | Folded plate structures
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment if the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in the SEATO Graduate School of Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A multibay, simple-span, symmetrical, V-shaped folded plate structure subjected to a uniformly distributed load was analyzed in non-dimensional form. The method of analysis used was suggested by the ASCE Task Committee (1963).
The transverse moments and longitudinal stresses at different joints were obtained both by considering and neglecting the correction to the relative joint displacements (r.j.d.’s) obtained in the elementary analysis. Results were computed for various combinations of proportions, such as the ratio of span to horizontal projection of plate width (L/a), the angle (θ) of plates with the horizontal, and the thickness (t) of the plates as a ratio of a.
The results of both methods were compared, and the limitations were established within which the approximate method (neglecting corrections to r.j.d.’s) provides sufficient accuracy compared with the exact method (considering corrections to r.j.d.’s) for practical design purposes. The results in both cases were found to vary with the variation of the parameter
t^2 * L^4 / (h^2 * d * a^2) The correction curves from the variations of the results obtained by both methods were plotted. The use of these curves in addition to the approximate method therefore
gives the results obtained by the exact method. |
| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1979 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Dr. L.B. Kriz; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Dr. A.R. Cusens;Dr. W.J. Venuti;Dean Milton E. Bender, Jr. |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - SEATO Graduate School of Engineering |