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Parallelogram Plate Uniform Loading Stress and Deflection Equation and Calculator

Parallelogram plate (skew slab) all edges simply supported with uniform loading over entire plate Stress and Deflection Equation and Calculator.

Per. Roarks Formulas for Stress and Strain for flat plates with straight boundaries and constant thickness

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Parallelogram Plate
Uniform Loading
Over Entire Plate
Uniform loading over a


Stress at Center Plate
Stress at Center of Plate

Deflection at the Corner:
Deflection at Center

Applicable at a/b = 2.0

θ
30°
45°
60°
75°
β
0.585
0.570
0.539
0.463
0.201
α
0.119
0.118
0.108
0.092
0.011


Where:

q = Applied load (force) (lbs/in2)
v = Poisson’s ratio (assumed to be 0.3)
β = Table data for a/b = 2.0
α = Table data for a/b = 2.0
E = Modulus of Elasticity (lb/in2)
a = Width of plate (in)
b = Height of plate (in)
σmax = stress, (lbs/in2)
ymax = Deflection (in)

Reference:

Roarks Formulas for Stress and Strain, 7th Edition