Contents

Objective
Theory
Apparatus
Result
Reference

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Objective

Objective of this laboratory exercise is to verify Euler's formula

,for the critical load, P cr

Theory
d2y M
——= —— )1( ……………
dx2 EI

d2y -P
——= —— y
dx2 EI

:Where
P-
——
= K2
EI

d2y
—— + y = 0 K2
dx2

y(x) = C1Sin Kx +C2 cos Kx

B,C

When x=o C2=0

When x=L C1 =/=0

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2EI/ L2
п P= n2

When n=1
2EI/ L2
=п Pcr

Fixed – Pined K= 2

Fixed – Fixed k = 0.5

Pined – fixed k = 0.7

Le = KL

cr= Pcr / Aơ

r = ( I/A)1/2

Apparatus

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 Result

:DATA OF EXPERIMENT

Material: mild steel

E: 200 Gpa
:mm 19 b
h: 3.2mm

I = 51.88 mm4
A = 60.8 mm2
r = 923.737mm

 
fixture types
 
 
     
Piece pined-pined fixed-pined
NO L(m) fixed-fixed    

ơ ơ
    Pcr(N) ơ=p\a(n\m2) Le=KL(m) Pcr(N) =p\a(n\m2) Le=KL Pcr(N) =p\a(n\m2) Le=KL

1 0.75 640 10.53 0.375 160 2.63 1.5 320 5.26 0.525

2 0.7 710 11.68 0.35 170 2.79 1.4 370 6.08 0.49

3 0.65 790 13 0.325 180 2.96 1.3 450 7.4 0.455

4 0.6 1060 17.43 0.3 210 3.45 1.2 490 8.05 0.42

5 0.55 1110 18.25 0.275 310 5.1 1.1 560 9.21 0.385

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Fixture types

 
Fixed -fixed1 -

 
fixed -fixed

Le/r ơ=p\a(n\m2)

0.000402 0.00001053

0.000379 0.00001168

0.000352 0.000013

0.000325 0.00001743

0.000298 0.00001825

0.00002

0.000018

0.000016

0.000014

0.000012

0.00001

0.000008

0.000006

0.000004

0.000002

2- 0
0 0.00005 0.0001 0.00015 0.0002 0.00025 0.0003 0.00035 0.0004 0.00045

Pined-pined
 

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 Le/r ơ=p\a(n\m2)

0.001624 0.00000263

0.001516 0.00000279

0.001407 0.00000296

0.001299 0.00000345

0.001191 0.0000051

0.000006

0.000005

0.000004

0.000003

0.000002

0.000001

0
0 0.0002 0.0004 0.0006 0.0008 0.001 0.0012 0.0014 0.0016 0.0018

Fixed – pined 3 -

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Le/r ơ=p\a(n\m2)

0.000568 0.00000526

0.00053 0.00000608

0.000493 0.0000074

0.000455 0.00000805

0.000417 0.00000921

0.00001

0.000009

0.000008

0.000007

0.000006

0.000005

0.000004

R
0.000003

0.000002

0.000001
e
0
0 0.0001 0.0002 0.0003 0.0004 0.0005 0.0006
f
er
ence

J K Paik, O F Hughes, P E Hess and C Renaud, -1

Ultimate limit state design technology for aluminum
multi-hull ship structures, Transactions of SNAME,
.Vol.113, 2005