Mechanics of Materials

Learning outcomes

1. Explain the engineering definition of the word “column.”
2. Visualize and sketch the buckled geometry of a pin-pin column.
3. Visualize the differences in the behavior of stocky columns and slender columns.
4. Explain the phases of a slender column that is incrementally loaded to failure.
5. Compute the critical buckling load for a pin-pin column (K=1.0).