A rectangular column with cross-sectional dimensions b and h is pin-supported at ends A and C (see figure). At mid-height, the column is restrained in the plane of the figure but is free to deflect perpendicularly to the plane of the figure. P L x x 2 h B Section X-X L 2 A Determine the ratio b such that the critical load is the same for buckling in the two principal planes of the column. (Solve this problem using the assumptions of ideal, slender, prismatic, and linearly elastic columns (Euler buckling).)

A rectangular column with cross-sectional dimensions b and h is pin-supported at ends A and C (see figure). At mid-height, the column is restrained in the plane of the figure but is free to deflect perpendicularly to the plane of the figure. P L x x 2 h B Section X-X L 2 A Determine the ratio b such that the critical load is the same for buckling in the two principal planes of the column. (Solve this problem using the assumptions of ideal, slender, prismatic, and linearly elastic columns (Euler buckling).)

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Chapter11: Columns

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Problem 11.3.15P: A rectangular column with cross-sectional dimensions b and h is pin-supported at ends A and C (see...

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