An Introduction to Instabilities - Buckling

By: Will Laufs

PhD, PE, IWE, LEED AP
www.LaufsED.com
email: W.Laufs@LaufsED.com

Civil Engineering Department

Columbia University New York City

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Course Overview CIEN E4213 6:50pm Tuesdays 644 MUDD

TA: Christos Vlachos cv2305@columbia.edu

Lecture
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Sept
Sept
Sept
Sept
Sept

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09
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2014
2014
2014
2014
2014

Introduction of Buckling
Euler Cases part 1 (Columns)
Euler Cases part 2 (Frames)
Euler Cases part 3 (Wired Systems)
Stability Theory for Structures

Lecture 06)
Lecture 07)
Lecture 08)

Oct 07 2014
Oct 14 2014
Oct 21 2014

Arches and Snap-through

Second Order Theory Buckling
Lateral Torsional Buckling

Mid- term
Lecture 09)
Lecture 10)
Lecture 11)

Oct 28 2014
Nov 04 2014
Nov 11 2014
Nov 18 2014

no class
Plate Buckling
Cylinder Buckling
Stability of Dome & Shell Structures

Lecture 12)

Nov 25 2014

Inelastic Buckling of Structures

Lecture 13)
Lecture 14)

Dec 02 2014
Dec 09 2014

Review Session, test exam example

Final Exam, open- book

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homework and overall grades:

grade percentage:

Sept 02 2014

homework 01

engineering history

Sept 09 2014

homework 02

timber column buckling

10%

Sept 23 2014

homework 03

masonry column buckling/steel frame buckling

10%

Oct 28 2014

mid- term

closed book exam

25%

Nov 04 2014

homework 04

plate buckling/flexural torsional buckling/

lateral torsional buckling/snap-through

10%

Dec 02 2014

review session

test exam example

Dec 09 2014

final exam

open- book

5%

40%
sum 100%

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Course Overview

02) Euler Cases part 1 (Columns)

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Course Overview

02) Euler Cases part 2 (Frames)

First Buckling Mode:

antiP metrical
P
EI

hinge
d

Lbeam

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column

EI

column

EI

Lcolumn

beam

hinge
d
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Full Frames, relocatable (2D problem)

(= not supported in plane of frame x-x):

l = 3.0
(anti-metric)

1st buckling mode is anti-metrical !

l = 24.6
(symmetric)
lP

lP
l = 30.8

EI

beam

no support in x-x

EI

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(anti-metric)

l = 86.4
column

(symmetric)

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Full Frames, non- relocatable (2D problem)

(= supported in plane of frame x-x):

l = 24.6
(symmetric)

1st buckling mode is symmetrical !

l = 29.4
(anti-metric)
lP

lP
l = 86.4

EI

beam

support in x-x

(symmetric)

l = 93.2

EI

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column

(anti-metric)

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Practical Example: Arcapita Bank Building

Bahrain Bay, Middle East

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Course Overview

04) Euler Cases part 3 (Wired Systems)

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Practical Example: DS8 Cable Facade

Canary Wharf, London

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Course Overview

Finite element method:

05) Stability Theory for Structures

4 elements

100 elements

400 elements
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Practical Example: Wintergarden Slava Moscow

Moscow, Russia

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Practical Example: Wintergarden Slava Moscow

Moscow, Russia

sway mode
anti-metric

local mode
column

frame mode
symmetric

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Course Overview

06) Arches and Snap-through

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Physics sense:

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Course Overview
07) Second Order Theory Buckling

Torsional Mode

Second order
correction term
Sway Mode

Second order

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First order

Combined Mode
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Course Overview

08) Lateral Torsional Buckling

Simply supported beam

under flexion

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Lateral and torsional

deflation of the section

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Practical Example: Glass Mullions for Airport

Charles de Gaulle, Paris France

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Course Overview
09) Plate Buckling

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von Krmn solution:

Presentation of the software RSTAB FE-BEUL:

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Course Overview

10) Cylinder Buckling

n=4

n=5

n=6
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Course Overview

11) Stability of Dome & Shell Structures

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Practical Example: Dome & Barrel Vault

Hurlingham Club London

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Course Overview
12) Inelastic Buckling of Structures

Ideal elasto-plastic behavior

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Impact on buckling critical load

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Course Overview

13) Review Session

14) Final Exam

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Allen, H.G. & Bulson, P.S., Background to Buckling, McGraw-Gill, London, 1980
Thompson, J.M.T. & Hunt, G.W., A General Theory of Elastic Stability, John Wiley & Sons, London, 1973
Petersen, Statik und Stabilitaet der Baukonstruktionen, Vieweg, Wiesbaden, 1982
C. Massonnet, Rsistance des matriaux, Dunod, Paris, 1963
Theory of Elastic Stability, S. Timoshenko, McGraw Hill.
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Structural Stability, W.F. Chen and E.M. Lui, Prentice-Hall.
Stability Design of Steel Frames, W.F. Chen and E.M. Lui, CRC Press.
Buckling of Bars, Plates and Shells, D. Brush and B.O. Almorth, McGraw Hill.
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Principles of Structural Stability, H. Ziegler, Blaisdell.
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Dynamic Stability of Suddenly Loaded Structures, G. Simitses, Springer Verlag 1990.
Thin Wall Sections, A. Gjelsvik, John Wiley.
Flexural-Torsional Buckling of Structures, N.S. Trahair, CRC Press 1993.
The Stability of Frames, M.R. Horne and W. Merchant, Pregamon.
Buckling of Shells for Engineers, L. Kollar, E. Dulacska, John Wiley, 1984.
Elastic Instability Phenomena, J.M.T. Thompson, G.W. Hunt, John Wiley.
Structural Stability of Columns and Plates, N.G.R. Iyengar, Ellis Horwood/John Wiley.
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Stability of Structures, Z. Bazant, L. Cedolin, Oxford.

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Homework 01
given:

excitement for Architectural Engineering

required:

choose a relevant structural engineer of present or past;

choose one of his/her building structures that you admire

deliverables:

prepare a short presentation of the person and building structure,

subjectively briefly explain technical, cultural & esthetic relevance

format:

one single pdf (saved to dropbox) with all group member names
presentation (powerpoint or similar) to class

note:

give special attention to the quality of graphic presentation (clarity,

originality, layout etc. good graphics do support content!
up to 6 pages max

due:

evening Mon Sept 6th

team:

groups allowed up to 3 students

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