Critical Axial Load

Our objective in this paper is to solve a second order differential equation for a long, simply supported column member subjected to a lateral axial load using Heun's numerical method. We will use the solution to find the critical load at which the column member will fail due to buckling. We wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walt Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida 2008-01-01
Series:Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ujmm/vol1/iss1/4