Analytical Behavior Prediction for Skewed Thick Plates on Elastic Foundation

Table 2

Deflection at the center of orthotropic skewed thick plates under concentrated loading. The numbers in parentheses show the difference between these results and the analytical solution developed in this research.

Skew angle		𝐾=3	𝐾=5	𝐾=7
90°	Present study	1.71091	0.45867	0.05467
	ANSYS	1.69742 (0.79%)	0.45247 (1.35%)	0.05393 (1.35%)
60°	Present study	1.90910	0.78330	0.18668
	ANSYS	1.8925 (0.87%)	0.77793 (0.69%)	0.18562 (0.57%)
30°	Present study	2.16008	1.48826	0.72032
	ANSYS	2.13448 (1.19%)	1.46995 (1.23%)	0.71173 (1.19%)