Variational analysis of gradient elastic flexural plates under static loading

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2755-2766

  Papargyri Beskou, S ^a   Giannakopoulos, A E ^b   Beskos, D E ^c,d  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^d BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Classical and non classical boundary conditions; Flexural plates; Gradient elasticity; Static analysis; Variational methods

Indexed keywords

CYLINDRICAL BENDING; ELASTIC PLATE; ELASTICITY THEORY; FLEXURAL PLATES; FOURTH ORDER; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; GRADIENT EFFECT; GRADIENT ELASTICITY; KIRCHHOFF PLATES; LATERAL DEFLECTION; MICROPOLAR; PRINCIPLE OF VIRTUAL WORK; SIMPLY SUPPORTED; STATIC LOADING; STATIC RESPONSE; VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS; VARIATIONAL FORMULATION; VARIATIONAL METHODS;

ELASTICITY; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; STATIC ANALYSIS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

EID: 77955471623     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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