BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF GENERAL TRIANGULAR ANISOTROPIC PLATES USING POLYNOMIALS

The problem of buckling of general triangular anisotropic plates with different boundary conditions subjected to combined in-plane loads is considered. Solutions for plate buckling are obtained by using a Rayle igh-Ritz method combined with a variational formulation. The Ritz func tions consist of polynomials that include circulation functions that a re used to impose various boundary conditions. Both classical laminate d-plate theory and first-order shear-deformation theory are used. Nume rical buckling results obtained for isotropic and anisotropic triangul ar plates are compared with results from existing series solutions.