Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
803590 Mechanics Research Communications 2016 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

•An identification procedure for imperfections in thin plates based on static tests.•The modified potential energy principle allowing for experimental measurements.•The general identification procedure is exemplified by three typical applications.

A procedure to identify the imperfection in thin plates is proposed in this paper. The modified potential energy principle, which serves as the theoretical basis of the identification procedure, is improved to allow for the experimental measurements in static tests. Several typical examples are studied to illustrate the effectiveness of the procedure.

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