On the Two Dimentional Problem of a Rectangular Plate Compressed by Rough Rigid Planes

Abstract

In this study, the stress distributions in a rectangular plate of elastic material are obtained, in the case where two opposite edges are compressed by rough rigid planes in such a way that there are uniform normal displacements and no trangential displacements while the other two opposite edges are left free. Using a stress function in the form of trigonometric series, the boundary conditions are satisfied. Numerical calculations are carried out for a square plate.