CVE 202-Buckling of Srtuts and Columns

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Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Department of Civil Engineering

CVE 202 : STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

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TOPIC 8: BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS
Lecturer: A. B. Fajobi
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Struts Column
Column Pillar or Stanchion

Column: A column is a long vertical slender bar or vertical member,


subjected to an axial compressive load and fixed rigidly at both ends.
Strut: A strut is a slender bar or member in any position other than
vertical, subjected to a compressive load and fixed rigidly or hanged or
pin jointed at one or both the ends.

Examples of struts are: Piston rods, connecting rods, side links in frying
machines, etc.
The failure of such member will occur:
i. By pure compression
ii. By buckling
iii. By combination of pure compression and buckling
3 BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)
What is Buckling ?
Buckling is the lateral deflection of a bar
Resistance of any member to buckling is determined by its
flexural rigidity.

Flexural Rigidity = E I
Where : E = modulus of Elasticity
I = moment of inertia
I = Ar2

r = radius of gyration
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BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)

I = Second moment of area or moment of inertia


𝑰 = 𝑨𝒓𝟐
where: A = area of section
r = radius of gyration

Ix Iy
rx = ry =
A A

(Take least of the two)


If the column is free to rotate each end, the buckling takes place about that
axis for which the radius of gyration is a minimum.
BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)
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Slenderness Ratio (k)


It is the ratio of unsupported length of the column to the
minimum radius of gyration of the cross sectional ends of the
column. It has no unit whatsoever.

length of member Ɩ
k = ( )
least radius of gyration 𝑟
6 BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)

Depending on the slenderness ratio (k) or length (L) to diameter (D) ratio,
column can be divided into the following classes:

Types of Stress subjected to


Columns
L<8D
1 or
Short column direct compressive stress only
k < 32
or
stocky struts
L = 8 D to 30 D
2 or
Medium or direct stress and buckling stress
k = 32 to 120
intermediate size
L > 30 D
3 or
Long Column buckling stress only
k > 120
BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)
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Strength of Columns
The strength of a column depends on the slenderness ratio and also
upon the end conditions.
If the slenderness ratio is increased, the compressive strength of the
column decreases as the tendency to buckle is increased.

End Conditions :
1. Both ends pin jointed or hinged or free or rounded
2. One end fixed and the other end free
3. One end fixed and the other pin jointed
4. Both ends fixed
BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)
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Buckling Load
The maximum limiting load at which bar tends to buckle is
called buckling or crippling or critical load.
𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝
Safe load (critical load to which bar is subjected to) =
𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲

Bars which fail by buckling before the limiting expressive stress is reached
can be analyzed mathematically by Euler’s Theory.
9 BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)

Euler’s Theory
Assumptions:

The following assumptions are made while deriving Euler’s formula:

1. The column is initially straight and of uniform lateral dimensions.


2. The compressive load is exactly axial and it passes through the centroid
of the column section.
3. The material of the column is perfectly homogenous and isotropic.
4. Pin joint are frictionless and fixed ends are perfectly rigid.
5. The weight of the column itself is neglected.
6. The column fails by buckling alone.
7. Limit of proportionality is not exceeded.
10 BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)

Euler’s Formula
Euler’s formula is used for calculating the critical load for a column or strut
and it is as follows:

𝟐
𝛑 𝐄𝐈
𝑷𝒄𝒓 = 𝟐
𝒍𝒆
where:
P = Critical Load
E = Modulus of Elasticity
I = Least moment of inertia at the sections of the column
𝒍𝒆 = Equivalent length
11 BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)

Axial Stress in Columns


The axial stress in the bar immediately is prone to the instant where the bar assumes its
buckled configuration is given by:

𝑃𝑐𝑟
Qcr =
𝐴
A = cross section
12 BUCKLING OF STRUTS AND COLUMNS (cont’d)
Summary
𝛑𝟐 𝐄𝐈
Critical load for a column : 𝑷𝒄𝒓 =
𝒍𝒆 𝟐
𝑷𝒄𝒓
Axial Stress in Columns: Qcr =
𝑨
𝒍
Slenderness ratio: k=
𝒓
End Conditions :
1. Both ends pin jointed or hinged or free or rounded
2. One end fixed and the other end free
3. One end fixed and the other pin jointed
4. Both ends fixed

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