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1-Visitor
February 4, 2017
Question

Single Series (Levy's Method) for a Plate

  • February 4, 2017
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Dear Mathcad Forum friends,

Im solving an exercise with Levy's method but in the end I'm having a discontinuity in the displacements of the plate. The problem is of this form:

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The problem is that at the point y=1 i have a discontinuity and I dont even know where the problem is. . I will upload the file im working in, and also a file where i tried the load ti be continuous in y-direction, as in the following figure:

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As always, i hope that any of you will be able to help me.

Maybe some knowledge in Civil Engineering is required in order to understand the problem. ,In case i have any mistake in the theory behind this solution, I am sorry for wasting your time.

Thank you in advance..

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21-Topaz II
February 4, 2017

The function p (y) creates the discontinuities, is unavoidable.

1-Visitor
February 4, 2017

Does this mean that this model can't describe this type of loading. Because mathematically it would be okay but physically something definitely is not right. I think there is a problem somewhere but cant find it .