Airy Stress Func. Polynomial order to satisfy the biharmonic equation

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StevenScott
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Hello,

When choosing a polynomial stress function Φ to satisfy the biharmonic equation, how does once decide on which order of the polynomial to choose?
For example, is it based upon the number of boundary conditions, like a 3rd order polynomial would satisfy 3 boundary conditions?
 
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