Mesh- Material used is low Carbon Steel

E = 206.08Gpa
Element order- Quadratic Poisson’s ratio= 0.3
Geometric dimensions- Squared plate
Element_Size1 = 0.1m (10 X 10) Length a = 1m;
Element_Size2 = 0.05m (20 X 20) Breadth b = 1m;
Element_Size3 = 0.04 Thickness t= 5mm
Element_Size4 = 0.037
Element_Size5 = 0.034
Element_Size6 = 0.03333m (30 X 30)
Element_Size7 = 0.031
Element_Size8 = 0.028
Element_Size9 = 0.025m (40 X 40)
Element_Size10 = 0.022
Element_Size11 = 0.02m (50 X 50) – which is near to the
analytical value
Element_Size12 = 0.019
Element_Size13 = 0.016
Element_Size14 = 0.013
Element_Size15 = 0.01m (100 x 100)
 Buckling load vs No of Elements
Numerical [FEA] Analytical
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96000
95000

Buckling load
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93000
92000
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No of elements
Vertical line crack tip

a = b = 1m
t = 10mm(0.01m) Buckling Coefficient Vs Crack length
E = 200Gpa Numerical Aali paper
v = 0.3 4

3.9

3.8
Obtained FEA result for mesh element size = 0.02m,

Buckling coefficient, k
3.7

3.6
c/a = 0.1m k = 3.8967
3.5
c/a = 0.2m k = 3.8773
3.4
c/a = 0.3m k = 3.8056
3.3
c/a = 0.4m k = 3.6538
3.2
c/a = 0.5m k = 3.4335 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.55
Crack Length, c/a