A perturbation solution in the nonlinear theory of circular plates (Q1086020)

In this paper, we analyzed some problems of nonlinear circular plates by means of the perturbation method. The perturbation parameters chosen here are obtained from solving the equations and are not certain mechanical quantities given a priori. This is an extension of W. Z. Chien's perturbation method, which uses the central deflection as the perturbation parameter.