Al'] ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SECOND SEMESTER M.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION. MAY 2016

Civil Engineering
(Structural Engineering)

OICE61 12 Theory and Design of Plates and Shells

Max. Marks: 60 Duration: 3 Hours
PartA
(Any Two Questions)
1.(a) How are plates classified? (4)
(b) Prove that twists are complimentary in nature (5)

2. Explain Navier solution for simply supported rectangular plates. (9) 3.(2) Derive the

relation between bending moments and curvature in the case of pure bending,

(b) What are the assumptions made in the thin cylinder theory? (4)

Part B
(Any Two Questions)

4. Derive the equation for deflection in the case of cylindrical bending of a uniformly
loaded circular plate with simply supported edges. (9)

5. (a) Explain the conditions applied to an annular plate with moments and shears along
the boundaries.(5) (b) What are the assumptions made in classical plate theory for
layered plates. (4)

6. Explain the design aspects of reinforced concrete folded plates. (9)

Part C

(Any Two Questions)
7.DifLerentiate between membrane and bending theories of shells.

(12)