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FIGURE 6.1
An airplane made of numerous plate and shell structures.

z
∆y
y
∆x M y
q(x, y)
M xy
Q y
t M x
x Q x
M xy Mid-surface

FIGURE 6.2
Forces and moments acting on an infinitesimally small element in a plate.

z

y
yz

y

xy
x xz x xy

FIGURE 6.3
Stresses acting on the infinitesimally small element in the plate.