FURTHER ASSESSMENT OF BUCKLING STABILITY OF STEEL PLATES

Thin plates are commonly-used structural members with wide range of applications. In spite of the proliferation of research on the buckling behavior of such members, further detailed investigations are still required for the performance assessment and improvement of such structural members. On this basis, the buckling behavior of thin steel plates subjected to uniaxial compressive loading is further investigated in this research endeavor via detailed numerical simulation by considering some key factors including the support conditions, aspect ratio, and slenderness. The results and findings of this study can provide further insight into the efficient design and application of such important structural members.