Role of boundary conditions on mode selection in a buckling instability

M. Boucif , J.E. Wesfreid , E. Guyon

We present an experimental study on the selection of the wave number in the buckling of a thin elastic rectangular plate, subjected to a compressive force while being held laterally. Boundary conditions act selectively through non-linear mechanisms to restrict the accessible states above threshold.

Mots clés: buckling; uniaxial compression; nonlinear mechanism; mechanical buckling; boundary conditions; mode selection; buckling instability; wave number; thin elastic rectangular plate; compressive force; accessible states above threshold

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M. Boucif, J.E. Wesfreid, E. Guyon. Role of boundary conditions on mode selection in a buckling instability. Journal de Physique Lettres, 1984, 45 (9), pp.413-418. ⟨10.1051/jphyslet:01984004509041300⟩. ⟨jpa-00232363⟩