Loss of stability of short thin-walled columns with modified cross-sectional shape
[ 1 ] Instytut Mechaniki Stosowanej, Wydział Inżynierii Mechanicznej, Politechnika Poznańska | [ P ] employee
2022
abstract
english
- thin-walled columns
- buckling
- loss of stability
- pure compression
EN Thin-walled cold-formed columns are particularly vulnerable to loss of stability. The aim of this study is to determine the critical forces and buckling forms of short, thin-walled columns with a modified cross-sectional shape. Experimental investigations and numerical analyses using the Constrained and Unconstrained Finite Strip Method (CuFSM) were performed. It was found from the tests that modifying the cross-section shape significantly affects the form of the loss of stability, but also increases the value of the critical force.