ABSTRACT
Rectangular plates are generally classified in accordance with the type of support used. We are here concerned with the bending of simply supported plates, clamped or built-in plates, plates having mixed support conditions, plates on an elastic foundation, and continuous plates [1-10]. The term continuous plates often refers to structures consisting of a single plate supported by intermediate beams or columns. All cases are treated by relationships derived in Chapter 3. The strip method of Section 5.8 is a discussion of bending of rectangular plates based on elementary beam theory.
