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Observations & Calculations

Length of the column, L = 450 mm

Width of the column, b = 60.3 mm

Thickness of the column, t = 9.85 mm

Area of the Column, =

Second Moment of Area (Imin) =

Euler Critical Load, Pe = ̟2EImin /L2 =

Maximum Experimental Load Pappx. = 0.6 x Pcr

Determination of Critical Load of initially imperfect Column

a) Using Perry’s Equation:

Actual Initial Imperfection (ao) = h – t = 11-9.85 = 1.15 mm

Determine σ the from the following equation

Theoretical Load (P) = σ.A =

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b) Using Southwell Plot:

Table 1: Load vs Deflection Data

Deflection Avg.
Load 'P' Cycle-I Cycle-II Displacement
Sr.# ymax /P
DGR (ymax)I DGR (ymax)II ymax
kg N mm mm mm mm/N
1 0 0 59 0 57 0 0.00 0.000000
2 500 4905 84 0.25 85 0.28 0.27 0.000054
` 1000 103 105
4 1500 136 141
5 2000 164 168
6 2500 209 211
7 2700 234 236
8 2850 257 256
9 2900 265 260

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Table2 : Comparison of Experimental & Theoretical Values

Pcr (Perry) Pcr (SWP) ao (Exp.) ao (SWP)

N N mm mm
1.15

Plotting of Curves

Draw ym ~ ym / P graph to determine initial imperfection (a0) and critical load (Pcr).

Results
Comparison of Experimental & Theoretical Values

Comments/Conclusive Remarks:
Discuss the outcomes

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