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Right-Angle Isosceles Triangle Stress and Deflection Equation and Calculator

Right-Angle Isosceles Triangle; 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

Preview: Right-angle isosceles triangle; all edges simply supported with uniform loading over entire plate Stress and Deflection Calculator

Equilateral Triangle Plate
Uniform Loading
over entire plate
Parallelogram Plate


Stress max
Stress max

Stress x max.
Stress x max.

Deflection
Deflection

Where:

q = Applied load (force) (lbs/in2)
v = Poisson’s ratio (assumed to be 0.3)
E = Modulus of Elasticity (lb/in2)
a = Height of plate (in)
t = Plate thickness (in)
σ = stress, (lbs/in2)
y = Deflection (in)

Reference:

Roarks Formulas for Stress and Strain, 7th Edition