Research Article

Buckling Analysis of Sandwich Plate Systems with Stiffening Ribs: Theoretical, Numerical, and Experimental Approaches

Table 2

Critical buckling loads of the test specimens.

MethodsWith PU coreError (with PU core)Without PU coreError (no PU core)

Experiment557.1N/A420.3N/A
Theoretical585.95.2%544.729.6%
FEM579.03.9%403.44.0%