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The examination of the exact solution of the governing equation of the rectangular plate is important for many reasons. This report discusses in exact solution of the governing equation of an isotropic rectangular plate with four clamped edges. A numerical method for clamped isotropic rectangular plate under distributed loads and an exact solution of the governing equation in terms of trigonometric and hyperbolic function are given. Finally, an illustrative example is given and the results are compared with those reported earlier. This method is found to be easier and effective. The results show reasonable agreement with other available results, but with a simpler and practical approach.
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Erdem İmrak, C., Gerdemeli, I. The problem of isotropic rectangular plate with four clamped edges. Sadhana 32, 181–186 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-007-0016-8
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