The solution of large deflection problem of thin circular plate by the method of composite expansion (Q1820626)

The method of composite expansion in perturbation theory is used for the solution of the large deflection problem for a thin circular plate. In this method, the outer field solution and the inner boundary layer solution are combined together to satisfy all the boundary conditions. Hencky's membrane solution is used for the first approximation in outer field solution, and then the second approximate solution is obtained. The inner boundary layer solution is found on the basis of boundary layer coordinates. In this paper, the reciprocal ratio of maximum deflection and thickness of the plate is used as the small parameter.