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The purpose of this investigation is to assess the applicability of classical plate theory in describing the response of a flat plate of large radius to a sharp, transient loading applied over a small surface area by evaluating its predictions and comparing them with some preliminary experiments.
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M. A. Medick (1961) studied this question.
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