MT-1620 al.2002 Will deal mainly with Bifurcation Buckling First consider the " perfect case: uniform column under end load First look at the simply-supported case. column is initially straight Load is applied along axis of beam Perfect column only axial shortening occurs(before instability), i.e., no bending Figure 16.7 Simply-supported column under end compressive load EI= constant Paul A Lagace @2001 Unit 16-8MIT - 16.20 Fall, 2002 Will deal mainly with… Bifurcation Buckling First consider the “perfect” case: uniform column under end load. First look at the simply-supported case…column is initially straight • Load is applied along axis of beam • “Perfect” column ⇒ only axial shortening occurs (before instability), i.e., no bending Figure 16.7 Simply-supported column under end compressive load EI = constant Paul A. Lagace © 2001 Unit 16 - 8