6: Bending Response of Plates and Optimum Design Last updated Mar 5, 2021 Save as PDF 5.5: Generalization to Arbitrary Non-linear Problems in Plates and Shells 6.1: Beam Deflection Equation Page ID21510 Tomasz WierzbickiMassachusetts Institute of Technology via MIT OpenCourseWare ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 6.1: Beam Deflection Equation6.2: Deflections of Circular Plates6.3: Equivalence of Square and Circular Plates6.4: Design Concept for Plates6.5: Sandwich Plates6.6: Stiffened Plates6.7: Plates versus Grillages6.8: The Concept of Equivalent Thickness6.9: Shear Lag