Plate tectonics (from Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building') is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere...

continuum mechanics, plate theories are mathematical descriptions of the mechanics of flat plates that draw on the theory of beams. Plates are defined as plane...

Reissner–Mindlin theory of plates is an extension of Kirchhoff–Love plate theory that takes into account shear deformations through-the-thickness of a plate. The...

The plate theory is a model of volcanism that attributes all volcanic activity on Earth, even that which appears superficially to be anomalous, to the...

Kirchhoff–Love theory of plates is a two-dimensional mathematical model that is used to determine the stresses and deformations in thin plates subjected to...

appropriate plate theory. The stresses in the plate can be calculated from these deflections. Once the stresses are known, failure theories can be used...

because one of the dimensions of a plate is much smaller than the other two. This permits a two-dimensional plate theory to give an excellent approximation...

Look up Plate or plate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plate may refer to: Plate (dishware), a broad, mainly flat vessel commonly used to serve food...

activity is explained well by the theory of plate tectonics. However, the origins of volcanic activity within plates remains controversial. Mechanisms...

Additional mathematical models have been developed, such as plate theory, but the simplicity of beam theory makes it an important tool in the sciences, especially...