SOME PROBLEMS OF STATIC ANALYSIS OF FOLDED PLATE STRUCTURES

Abstract

Folded plate structures are extensively dealt with in the literature, but there are some neglected problems the solution of which the design engineer needs. In this paper are treated: the static behaviour of folded plate structures under partial vertical and under horizontal loads; static analysis of the extreme elements, of triangular plates loaded perpendicularly to their planes, and of plates subjected to in-plane concentrated forces; stability analysis of the plate elements.