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Fillets
II.
Cubes
III.
Cylinders
IV.
Spheres
V.
Holes
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
walls
ribs
slots
chamfers
grooves
The force causing the first sign of buckling is the critical load Pcr.. according to
Eulers buckling formula below. E= modulus of elasticity, I= moment of
area(inertia), L= column length.
Pcr
2 EI
L2
Critical Load
Cost
Symbol
Units
Lower Limit
Upper Limit
Pcr
Lbs
8000
Design Variable(s)
Design Variable
Symbol
Units
Lower Limit
Upper Limit
Material strength
Mpsi
10
30
Moment of Inertia
Shape of cross
section
Length
2
Weight
Symbo
l
Units
Lower Limit
Upper Limit
Ft
20
20
Lbs
1000
8000
d4
64
this design.
From the calculations in the image below, I found the different circular cross
sectional diameters for both materials. Diameter of Aluminum = 0.901 ,
Diameter of Steel = 0.68