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Plate Buckling - Elastic Critical Stress

Elastic critical buckling stress of a plate panel under uniaxial compression per class formula - screens for instability of shell/deck panels.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

σcr=0.9kE(t/b)2\sigma_{cr} = 0.9 \cdot k \cdot E \cdot (t/b)^2
SymbolMeaningUnit
ttPlate thicknessmm
bbShort side of plate panelmm
kkBuckling coefficient

Source: IACS CSR Ch. 8

In short

Elastic critical buckling stress of a plate panel under uniaxial compression per class formula - screens for instability of shell/deck panels.

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