Let a force per unit length act downward on a thin plate of thickness d, then
where
is the flexural rigidity, and
is Young's modulus.
Elasticity, Flexural Rigidity, Slab
References
Turcotte, D. L. and Schubert, G. Ch. 3 in Geodynamics: Applications of Continuum Physics to Geological Problems. New York: Wiley, 1982.
