Accession Number:

AD0856383

Title:

The Use of Small and Large Displacement Data from Essentially Elastic Buckling Tests on Columns and Plates as a Means of Correlating Theory and Experiment

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

STANFORD UNIV CA

Personal Author(s):

• Horton, W. H.
• Tenerelli, D. J.
• Willey, B. T.

Report Date:

1969-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

49.0

Abstract:

The paper shows there are two rules for interpretation of experimental results on a wide range of simple structures. The first of these applies when the deformations are small the second rule when the deflections are large and the loads are in excess of the instability load.

Descriptors:

• *STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
• BEAMS(STRUCTURAL)
• BUCKLING
• DEFORMATION
• GEOMETRIC FORMS
• LOADS(FORCES)
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• SHEAR STRESSES
• STABILITY
• STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES

Subject Categories:

• Structural Engineering and Building Technology
• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE