Comparison of normalized central deflections, , of symmetric [0/90/0] curved panels, of negative, zero and positive Gaussian curvature, under uniform load for different a/h ratios (SS4 boundary constraints).

Table 2: Comparison of normalized central deflections, $u_{3}^{*}$ , of symmetric [0/90/0] curved panels, of negative, zero and positive Gaussian curvature, under uniform load for different a/h ratios (SS4 boundary constraints).

Normalized Central Deflection, $u_{3}^{}$ , of [0/90/0] Curved Panels under Uniform Load*
a/h	R₁/a = ∞, R₂/a = ∞ [101]	R₁/a = ∞, R₂/a = 10 [69]	R₁ /a = 10, R₂ /a = ∞ [69]	R₁/a = -10, R₂/a = 10	R₁/a = 10, R₂/a = -10	R₁/a = R₂/a = 10 [68, 96]
5	21.867	21.285	20.779	20.279	20.279	20.225
10	10.899	10.336	9.879	9.433	9.433	9.388
20	7.759	6.709	5.999	5.366	5.366	5.310
50	6.838	3.621	2.568	1.887	1.887	1.844
100	6.705	1.378	0.844	0.504	0.504	0.498