Postbuckling of an Imperfect Plate Subjected to the Shear Load

The stability analysis of an imperfect plate subjected to the shear load is presented, a specialized code based on FEM has been created. The nonlinear finite element method equations are derived from the variational principle of minimum of total potential energy. To obtain the nonlinear equilibrium paths, the Newton–Raphson iteration algorithm is used. Corresponding levels of the total potential energy are defined. The peculiarities of the effects of the initial imperfections are investigated. Special attention is paid to the influence of imperfections on the post–critical buckling mode. Obtained results are compared with those gained using ANSYS system.

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.