forrest00
Geotechnical
- Jan 16, 2010
- 2
Did anyone verify the buckling analysis in staad? I just tried a simple Example from "Steel Design" textbook, but theoretical Euler solution gives different results from that Staad does. The example is W12x50 beam, 20 ft long with two end pinned. Using Euler theory, the buckling load is 278.9 kips. Using Buckling Analysis in Staad, I got the buckling factor of 193 at the load case with 10 kips, which means the buckling capacity is 1930 kips. Why is there so much difference? Did I make any mistakes? Thanks!