Design Project 3 Simon AMBOISE

Buckling analysis of axially compressed columns

Case 1 : Analytical results

Case 2 : Shell43 element presentation
Bending stress
Maximum deflection
Comparison with analytical results
Case 3 : Plane82 element presentation, bending stress and deflection
Comparison with analytical results
Case 4 : Solid45 element, comparison with analytical results
Comparison with analytical results
Conclusion : Comparaison between these 4 cases
Presentation Beam 189 element

Datas : 2 cross-sections :
Young’s Modulus: E = 2.105 Mpa
a t
Poisson’s Ratio: ν = 0,3
Rh = 400 MPa
Re = 450 MPa
length=3000 mm
Area = 1800 mm² b b
Thickness =10 mm
Hmax = 120 mm

t
Boundary condition: a
Down : Fixed
Up : 2 translations fixed, rotation and 3 different measurements
force’s axis allowed.
a mm 70 95 110
b mm 120 95 80
Theoretical calculations of the critical buckling load

J min
i= Radius of (inertia) gyration
A
lw Slenderness ratio
s=
i
E Critical slenderness
s cr = π *
RH

s > s cr
Critical buckling load
π * E * J min
2 Column effective length factor, for
Pcr = one end fixed and the other end
(k * l w )2 pinned K = 0,7
T cross section : comparison

a [mm] b [mm] Jmin [mm4] i [mm] s sgr Pcr-calculated [kN] Pcr-ansys [kN]

70 120 295000 12,80191 234,3 70,24608 132,035 127,301

95 95 721562 20,02168 149,8 70,24608 322,953 310,581

110 80 979444 23,32671 128,6 70,24608 438,374 435,013

Conclution for T beam :

-Variation between calculated Pcr and ANSYS Pcr < 5%
-B dicreases  Critical buckling load increases
T cross section : picture
L cross section : comparison

a [mm] b [mm] Jmin [mm4] i [mm] s sgr Pcr-calculated [kN] Pcr-ansys [kN]

70 120 415807,0324 15,19881 197,4 70,24608 186,105 177,973

95 95 624366 18,62445 161,1 70,24608 279,450 279,574

110 80 534585,7666 17,23346 174,1 70,24608 239,267 233,431

Conclution for L beam :

-Variation between calculated Pcr and ANSYS Pcr < 5%
- MaxCritical buckling load increases for b = a

 J yy − J zz 
2

J yy + J zz
J min =
2
−   + J 2
xy

 2 
T cross section : pictures
Conclusions

Higher min. moment of inertia  Higher critical buckling load

Critical buckling load depend on the type of the cross section but almost its dimension.

Smaller element size : no change in result.