Inverse buckling problem for inhomogeneous columns

Author Type

Faculty

Co-Author Type 1

Outside Researcher

Co-Author Type 2

Outside Researcher

Co-Author Type 3

Outside Researcher

College

Engineering and Computer Science

Department

Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Document Type

Article

Publication/Event/Conference Title

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Publication Status

Version of Record

Abstract

This study is motivated by our recent study which presented new closed-form solutions for buckling of columns with variable stiffness. The column was simply supported at both ends. In the present study, we rederive, in other means, the same solution, and, moreover, obtain new solutions for two other sets of the boundary conditions by posing an inverse buckling problem. It is shown that the buckling load is dependent upon a single stiffness coefficient. By suitable choice of this parameter, the buckling load can be made arbitrarily large.

First Page

457

Last Page

464

DOI

10.1016/S0020-7683(00)00049-4

Publication Date

1-1-2001

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