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Buckling of rectangular Mindlin plates subjected to partial in-plane edge loads using the radial point interpolation method

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Abstract

This paper considers the elastic buckling of rectangular Mindlin plates that are subjected to partially distributed in-plane edge loadings. A numerical algorithm based on the radial point interpolation method (RPIM) is proposed for the solution of such plates. The pre-buckling stresses are first determined using the RPIM based on a two-dimensional (2-D) elastic plane stress problem. The buckling load intensity factors for rectangular plates that incorporate these predetermined pre-buckling stresses are then computed via the RPIM based on the Mindlin plate theory. Numerical examples of the plates with various boundaries and subjected to different partially distributed in-plane edge loadings are presented. Shear-locking of the buckling load is studied. The results demonstrate the high accuracy of the proposed RPIM. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1677-1695
JournalInternational Journal of Solids and Structures
Volume41
Issue number5-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2004
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • Buckling loads
  • Mindlin plates
  • Partial in-plane edge loads
  • Radial basis function

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