Learn how and why structural plates deflect as they do.
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0:00 Why the Shape of a Plate Matters
0:24 How a Model Can Help Us
0:29 A Simply-supported Square Plate
1:01 How Clamping an Edge Changes Things
1:11 Clamping a Beam has a Similar Effect
1:20 A Plate That Spans Two Bays
1:30 What Happens if We Remove the Centre Support?
1:55 What Happens if We Remove an End Supports?
2:04 “One-way” and “Two-way” Slabs
2:34 Slabs Supported by Columns
2:53 A Challenge for the Viewer
3:06 A More Complex Design
3:17 Design of Concrete Slabs
3:53 More About the Model
4:12 Credits
