ABAQUS Tutorial Column Buckling

Consider a 5 m column with a 10 cm circular cross-section (R=.05m) loaded in axial

compression. The column is pinned at its ends. Determine the critical buclin! modes
and correspondin! mode shapes
Theoretical Solution
The theoretical "uler buclin! loads are !i#en b$
%or a steel column (" = &00 '(a) with ) = *.+0+e-, m
*
- the critical buclin! loads and
mode shapes are !i#en b$
Table 1. Theoretical .uclin! /oads
n P
cr
1 0.12,e5
& 1.550e,
0 0.*11e,
* ,.&0&e,
5 +.,+0e,
, 1.0+5e2
Finite Element solution (ABAQUS)
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9odule; (art
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9odule; (ropert$
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modulus = &00e+- (oisson8s ratio = 0.0 =4 AB
(ro:ile =4 Create =4 Circular =4 r=.05 =4 AB
3ection =4 Create =4 ?ame; 3ection-1- .eam- .eam =4 Continue =4 (ro:ile ?ame;
(ro:ile-1 =4 /inear (roperties =4 "=&00e+- '=22e+ =4 AB =4 AB
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1
direction =
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9odule; 5ssembl$
)nstance =4 Create =4 (art-1 =4 AB
9odule; 3tep
3tep =4 Create =4 ?ame; 3tep-1- /inear (erturbation- .ucle =4 Continue =4 ?umber
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9odule; /oad
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.C =4 Create =4 ?ame; .C-1- 3tep; 3tep-1- 9echanical- DisplacementDRotation =4
Continue =4 select point at (0-0) =4 Done =4 71=7&=0
.C =4 Create =4 ?ame; .C-1- 3tep; 3tep-1- 9echanical- DisplacementDRotation =4
Continue =4 select point at (0-5) =4 Done =4 7&=0
9odule; 9esh
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/ibrar$; 3tandard- 'eometric Arder; /inear- %amil$; .eam- Cubic interpolation
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9odule; Eob
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Eob =4 9ana!er =4 3ubmit =4 Eob-1
Results
9odule; Fisuali>ation
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(lot =4 De:ormed 3hape
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(oints =4 Cate!or$; 8beam !eneral8 =4 select section points at GD- &.5 to #iew
stress contours.
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Report =4 %ield Autput =4 3etup =4 ?umber o: 3i!ni:icant Di!its =4 ,
Report =4 %ield Autput =4 Fariable =4 (osition; 7niCue ?odal =4 select 7; 3patial
Displacements- 7R0; Rotational Displacements- 3; 9ax. (rincipal =4 5ppl$
Cut and paste tabulated results :rom 8abaCus.rpt8 :ile to 93 =ord document.
Table 2. Bucklin !oads (FEA)
Buckled "ode Shapes#