Stability Analysis of Two-Segment Stepped Columns with Different End Conditions and Internal Axial Loads

Members with varying geometrical and/or material properties are commonly used in many engineering applications. Stepped columns with internal axial loads constitute a special case of such nonuniform columns. Crane columns in industrial buildings or structural columns supporting intermediate floors a...

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Main Authors: Seval Pinarbasi, Fuad Okay, Erkan Akpinar, Hakan Erdogan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/858906