Comparison of buckling deformations in compressed elastic Cosserat plates with three-dimensional plates (Q1067846)

A rectangular elastic Cosserat plate under uniform uniaxial compression can buckle in a bending mode at low compression levels, or in a bulging mode at higher levels. Shear deformation in each mode is governed by a corresponding constitutive coefficient, denoted by \(\alpha_ 3\) in the bending mode and by \(\alpha_ 8\) in the bulging mode. By comparing the eigenconditions in the bending mode for a Cosserat plate and a three- dimensional plate, a value for the shear coefficient \(\alpha_ 3\) is determined. However, a comparison of eigenconditions for the bulging mode discloses an anomaly, with the result that a value for \(\alpha_ 8\) cannot be obtained by this method.