Studying a buckling behavior for edge cracked plates under compression

Abstract EN

In this work, the buckling behavior for edge cracked plates under compression loading is studied considering the influence of the crack parameters (i.

e.

size, location and orientation), plate aspect ratio and plate boundary conditions.

The problem was solved numerically using finite element method utilizing ANSYS software version11.

The obtained results show that the crack parameters as well as plate aspect ratio and plate boundary conditions are efficient factors on the buckling coefficient and corresponding nodal patterns of such plates.

The useful numerical results for buckling coefficients and corresponding nodal patterns are displayed in figures.

According to the author's knowledge about the published literature on the buckling field, there is no specific report on the nodal patterns results of such edge cracked plates.