Abstract:
The article presents the calculation of rectangular plates by a variational method. For considered
rectangular
plate the research was conducted by the equilibrium conditions of the elementary strip isolated
from the plate, by the method that was used in the works of V.Z.Vlasov. To illustrate the above
variational method were given specific examples of the calculation of a square plate, hinged along
the contour and loaded equally by distributed loading of given intensity, as well as a square
plate, rigidly clamped along the
contour. A comparative analysis of the results was carried out.
