In: Mechanical Engineering
Consider four identical circular Euler columns under a compressive axial load with a) one end fixed and the other pinned (or hinged or simply-supported), b) both ends fixed, c) both ends pinned (or hinged or simply-supported), d) one end fixed and the other free. What are the buckling loads Pcr for each one and which one is the strongest against buckling? Given are: the length L of the column and bending rigidity EI, ?