Local buckling of aluminium and steel plates with multiple holes

This paper considers local buckling of perforated square aluminium plates. Plates of various slenderness with simply supported edges and subjected to uniaxial compression are studied using the finite element method. Different perforation patterns are investigated, from a single circular hole to 25 circular holes distributed over the plate. A...

Deformation of perforated aluminium plates inder in-plane compressive loading

Aluminium plates containing a single hole or multiple holes in a row are recently becoming very popular among architects and consultant engineers in many constructional applications, due to their reduced weight, as well as facilitating ventilation and light penetration of the buildings. However, there are still uncertainties concerning their...