Curve Veering in Outer-clamped Annular Plates Subject to Nonuniform In-plane Force

Abstract

The existence of curve veering phenomenon is investigated in outer-clamped annular plates subject to in-plane force. The perturbation and Galerkin`s methods are employed to verify the existence qualitatively and quantitatively, respectively. From qualitative and quantitative analyses, it is found that the curve veering phenomenon may take place in outer-clamped annular plates under nonuniform in-plane force.