Ch. 10  Buckling  (Strength and Stiffness Chapt. 10) Back | Index | Next

10a. Euler Buckling  (SSES Ch. 10.1-10.3)
What is Buckling?
• Euler Buckling Formula
• Radius of Gyration
• Slenderness Ratio
• Effective Length
Example Problems

10b. Buckling Considerations  (SSES Ch. 10.4)
• Transition Zone
• Bracing
• Bifurcation

Practice Problems
10-1 10-2 10-310-4

Modules/Tools/Tables


Buckled rails due to constrained thermal expansion.
http://charmec.chalmers.se/charmec/railtech/suncurves.htm, 2002.

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