Yes, I have double checked, my element type is fine, the orthotropic material properties are fine, and my mesh is adequate, its just my support conditions, ESDU says z should be constrained and no bending moment acting about the line of support and the support is applied only to the middle...
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I want to analyse the buckling of a simply supported rectangular composite plate, and I am veryfying my results with ESDU. The plate is simply supported on all sides and is subjected to a axial force parrallel to the x-direction, on both ends of the plate. The aspect ratio of the plate is 2...
