Steel Plates(1).xls
Description
This spreadsheet calculates the allowable loading on steel floor plates in accordance with Pounder's Plate Theory for uniform loading and Roark's Formulae for center point loads( concentrated over a small circle of radius r). Encastre and Simply Supported plates are considered.
Calculation Reference
Steel Designers' Manual
All calculations are based on formulae found in Chapter 30, Pages 870-875, Steel Designers' Manual, 5th Edition.
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21 Apr 2008
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716
File Version:
1.2
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It often happens that the Service Load Deflection cannot be achieved without overstressing the plate at Ultimate Load.