ABSTRACT
The large-displacement behavior for plates of simple form is illustrated in Section 10.2, principally to give some idea of the additional load-carrying action. The behavior described is also generally valid for plates of any other shape. Section 10.3 describes the differences between the small-and large-deflection theories. The general analytical solution of plate problems is formulated in Section 10.4. This is followed by the application of the energy method to the solution of problems involving large plate deflections. The final section presents a numerical treatment for the bending of plates experiencing large deflections.
