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and setting I 5 Ar
2
, where A is the cross-sectional area and r its
radius of gyration, we have
s
cr
5
P
cr
A
5
p
2
EAr
2
2
or
s
cr
5
p
2
E
L
y
r
2
(10.13)
The quantity Lyr is called the slenderness ratio of the column. It is
clear, in view of the remark of the preceding paragraph, that the
minimum value of the radius of gyration r should be used in comput-
ing the slenderness ratio and the critical stress in a column.
Equation (10.13) shows that the critical stress is proportional
to the modulus of elasticity of the material, and inversely propor-
tional to the square of the slenderness ratio of the column. The plot
of s
cr
versus Lyr is shown in Fig. 10.8 for structural steel, assuming
E 5 200 GPa and s
Y
5 250 MPa. We should keep in mind that no
factor of safety has been used in plotting s
cr
. We also note that, if
the value obtained for s
cr
from Eq. (10.13) or from the curve of
Fig. 10.8 is larger than the yield strength s
Y
, this value is of no inter-
est to us, since the column will yield in compression and cease to be
elastic before it has a chance to buckle.
100
0 100
89
200
200
250
300
(MPa)
Y
250 MPa
E 200 GPa
2
E
(L/r)
2
L/
cr
Fig. 10.8 Plot of critical stress.
Our analysis of the behavior of a column has been based so far
on the assumption of a perfectly aligned centric load. In practice,
this is seldom the case, and in Sec. 10.5 the effect of the eccentricity
of the loading is taken into account. This approach will lead to a
smoother transition from the buckling failure of long, slender col-
umns to the compression failure of short, stubby columns. It will also
provide us with a more realistic view of the relation between the
slenderness ratio of a column and the load that causes it to fail.
10.3 Euler’s Formula for Pin-Ended Columns
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