BUCKLING

• Introduction to and examples of buckling; stable and unstable behaviour described by equilibrium paths.
• The application of energy principles to predict the equilibrium paths of mechanisms, and the effect of imperfections on the behaviour of buckling mechanisms.
• The plastic collapse of sub-sea pipelines and the propagation pressure necessary to sustain this.
• The development and application of design equations for practical imperfect columns.

• Bibliography
• Problems
• Solutions

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