Semi-Analytical Finite Strip Transfer Matrix Method for Buckling Analysis of Rectangular Thin Plates

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2015/485686/figures/485686.fig.008a.svgz" name="485686.fig.008a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>100 square elements</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2015/485686/figures/485686.fig.008b.svgz" name="485686.fig.008b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>264 square elements</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2015/485686/figures/485686.fig.008c.svgz" name="485686.fig.008c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>1600 square elements</td></tr></table>

<div>Three mesh sizes in FEM for the same plate.</div>

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Figure 8: Semi-Analytical Finite Strip Transfer Matrix Method for Buckling Analysis of Rectangular Thin Plates 