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This calculator will determine the buckling stress of simply supported partial cylinder (curved) plate. Radius is assumed to be uniform.

Reference: Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, Seventh Edition.

		Radius
r =				mm
		Arc Length of Plate
b =				mm
		Thickness of Plate
t =				mm
		Modulus of Elasticity
E =				Mpa
		Poissons ratio
n =
		If a > b, then the solution does not depend on a
		Buckling stress
		Compare with flat plate solution
		Note: if b/r is less tha 0.5 and b and a are nearly equal