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Problem Specification 1. Pre-analysis 2. Geometry 3. Mesh 4. Setup (Physics) 5. Solution 6. Results 7. Verification and Validation Exercises

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	Linear Column Buckling - Panel
	Linear Column Buckling - Panel

Pre-Analysis & Start-Up

Pre-Analysis

We must first calculate the theoretical critical buckling load of the column.

Where:

F = maximum or critical force (vertical load on column),

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For a circular cross section,

Therefore, for our problem, I = .003068

Therefore, our critical buckling load is = 1.51398E+7 N

Please look at the video located in the geometry section for the start-up step of this tutorial.

Go to Step 2: Geometry