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MCESE 203 Theory of Plates and Shells - Set1
MCESE 203 Theory of Plates and Shells - Set1
DEGREE EXAMINATION
Branch : Civil Engineering
Specialization: Computer Aided Structural Engineering
Model Question Paper - I
Second Semester
MCESE 203 THEORY OF PLATES AND SHELLS
(Regular – 2011Admission onwards)
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 marks
4. Find Levy’s solution for simply supported and uniformly loaded rectangular plates.
(25 marks)
5. (a) Derive the differential equation for deflection for the symmetrical bending of a
circular plate with lateral loads of the type.
d 3 w 1 d 2 w 1 dw Q
dr 3 r dr 2 r 2 dr D
r
OR
6. Obtain the expression for deflection in case of uniformly loaded circular plates with
clamped edges.
(25 marks)
[P.T.O]
7. Find the equations of equilibrium in case of shells in the form of a surface of
revolution and loaded symmetrically with respect to their axis. (25
marks)
OR
8. (a) Explain the structural behaviour of folded plates. (5 marks)
(b) Sketch the various shapes of folded plate roofs used in practice. (10 marks)
(c) Explain the different classification of shells with neat sketches. (10 marks)