In this research, buckling behavior of perforated rectangular plate of symmetric and anti-symmetric laminated composite is investigated based on Finite element analysis. The presence of hole may cause redistribution of stresses in plates with reduction of stability. The aim of the current paper is to find critical buckling load by using the (FSDT) first-order shear deformation theory in concomitance with the variational energy method. The load depends on many factors like as diameter of

more »

... hole, different boundary conditions, lay-up sequences, length/thickness ratio and angle of ply orientation. The result is shown in graphical forms for various boundary conditions.