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Through the process of fusing together layers of at least two different materials, laminated composite materials are created. These materials perform the function of a single unit. A number of characteristics, including as strength, rigidity, low weight, resistance to corrosion and wear, acoustical insulation, and others, may be highlighted by the processing of lamination. It is impossible to eliminate cuts in structures; nonetheless, the gaps that are created when they are required result in a decrease in the building's strength and rigidity. The critical buckling load of the laminated composite plate with cutout is compared in this research via the use of numerical methodologies. This is accomplished by modifying the cutout shapes of the laminate's ideal fibre orientation inside the laminate. Laminated composite plates with square and rectangular cuts have a poorer capacity to sustain buckling loads than plates with circular cutouts. This is because square and rectangular cuts are more common. The largest buckling load was achieved by the use of circular cutting in conjunction with optical fibre orientations of 0/90/15/-15/15/-15/0/90. As the fibre angle in the inner layer's increases, the buckling stress on the material increases as well.