1. Reference problem

1.1. Geometry

1.2. Material properties

The properties of the material constituting the plate are:

\(E=3.10275\times {10}^{9}\mathrm{Pa}\)	Young’s module
\(\nu =0.3\)	Poisson’s ratio

1.3. Boundary conditions and loads

• Boundary conditions: panel simply supported on sides \(\mathrm{CE}\) and \(\mathrm{GF}\) (zero movements, free rotations)

• We are looking for the successive states of equilibrium under a load \(P\) imposed at point \(A\).

1.4. Initial conditions

Not applicable