Abstract. Buckling behaviour analysis of thin-walled composite plate under an axial compressive force is presented. The plate with central notch is made of a carbon-epoxy composite -a laminate consisting of eight symmetrically oriented plies. This paper addresses an influence of notch on buckling behaviour of laminated composite plates. In this analysis, FEM was applied to perform parametric studies on various plates based on stacking sequences, shape of notch, and its size. Buckling behaviour of laminated composite plates under an axial compression load is studied using ABAQUSS software.