Does anyone know the equation (or the reference where it can be found)
that can be used to estimate a spring constant of a thin plate (such as
microcantilever) based on the plate geometry (thickness, width, length)
and Young's modulus of the material ?


You help will be much appreciated.


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Nickolay Lavrik
University of Tennessee
Department of Chemistry
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