A column has pinned ends and is axially loaded in compression. The length is 6 m and the weight is 2310 N, but the form of the cross section can be changed. The column is made of steel (annealed AISI 1040). Find the Euler buckling load for (a) A solid circular section. (b) A solid square section. (c) A circular tube with outer diameter of 100 mm.

A column has pinned ends and is axially loaded in compression. The length is 6 m and the weight is 2310 N, but the form of the cross section can be changed. The column is made of steel (annealed AISI 1040). Find the Euler buckling load for (a) A solid circular section. (b) A solid square section. (c) A circular tube with outer diameter of 100 mm.

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Chapter11: Columns

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Problem 11.3.18P: A long slender column ABC is pinned at ends A and C and compressed by an axial force F (sec figure)....

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