Kömur, M. AydınSönmez, Mustafa13.07.20192019-07-2913.07.20192019-07-2920080093-6413https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechrescom.2008.01.005https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/5578The elastic buckling behavior of rectangular perforated plates was studied by using the finite element method in this study. Circular cutout was chosen at different locations along the principal x-axis of plates subjected to linearly varying loading in order to evaluate the effect of cutout location on the buckling behavior of plates. The results show that the center of a circular hole should not be placed at the end half of the outer panel for all loading patterns. Furthermore, the presence of a circular hole always causes a decrease in the elastic buckling load of plates subjected to bending, even if the circular hole is not in the outer panel. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBucklingPerforated PlatesLinearly Varying in-plane LoadCutoutsRectangular PlatesArticle35636137110.1016/j.mechrescom.2008.01.005Q2WOS:000257970300002N/A