The Buckling of Tapered Plates in Compression: Compressive Buckling under Varying Loading of Simply Supported Plates Simultaneously Tapered in Plan Form and in Thickness

Abstract

A simple matric formulation is developed for calculating the elastic buckling of a class of simply supported flat plates that arc simultaneously tapered in plan form and in thickness in one direction and subjected to biaxial loading that varies in each direction. Design curves are presented for the special case when the thickness taper is linear and the plate material is equally stressed in the direction of this thickness taper.

Citation

Klein, B. (1956), "The Buckling of Tapered Plates in Compression: Compressive Buckling under Varying Loading of Simply Supported Plates Simultaneously Tapered in Plan Form and in Thickness", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 28 No. 12, pp. 427-430. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb032774