Placi Curbe
Placi Curbe
Buckling:
Pre-critical range
Pcr
Pcr = EI L
Pcr
L L
Divergence of equilibrium
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In principle a structure that in theoretical ideal principle, case (no imperfections) buckles by bifurcation, in almost all real cases (with imperfections) may buckle b li it ti b kl by limitation Thick short cylinders may buckle by limitation in post-elastic range g Elephant foot buckling of cylinders can be regarded as limitation buckling
Instability by limitation
Dynamic loads
Domino effect for double-layer grids Instability propagation f single-layer I bili i for i l l reticulated shells
Types of bifurcation and influence of imperfections: a) Eulers type; b) unsymmetrical; c) stable-symmetrical; d)unstable-symmetrical stable symmetrical; d)unstable symmetrical
w P u length (unloaded)
Perfect bar
length (unloaded)
P w
Perfect cylinder
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Perfect plate
P Pcr
Perfect bar
Perfect plate
P Pcr
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Imperfect bar
Imperfect cylindrical shell
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Post-critical behaviour of elastic structures: a) columns: indifferent post-critical path; b) cylinders: unstable post-critical path; c) plates: stable post-critical path
2E t E b cr,c = + 2 3(1 2 ) b 4 r
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Curvature effect in axial compression: a) increase in critical load; b) increase in sensitivity to geometrical imperfections
Curvature effect in axis-symmetrical compression: a) increase in critical load; b) increase in sensitivity to geometrical imperfections
Factors which introduce unstable components: a) extensional deformations; b) lateral movable supports; c) coupled instabilities; d) plastic deformations
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Class 3 structure can be evaluated with design code methods Class 2 and Class 1 need for advanced numerical models and appropriate methods
Pre-critical solver methods (Newton Raphson) or Postcritical solver methods (Arc-length); Designed load checking or load-deformation curve