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      <hr noshade="true"><a name="gsfem_10377"></a><div class="title_division">Problem Statement</div><a name="gsfem_10382"></a><p class="para_division">Create an NX Nastran model to analyze the thin rectangular plate shown in Figure <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('get_start/03topic_5.html#gsfem_10459');return(false);">2-</a>.  The plate is subject to a uniform pressure load of 0.25 lb/in<sup class="superscript">2</sup> in the -z direction.  Find the maximum deflection of the plate.
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      <div class="title_figure">Figure. Plate Geometry, Boundary Conditions, and Load</div><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="03topic_6.html">The Finite Element Model</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="03topic_7.html">NX Nastran Results</a><br></body>
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