Abstract
This paper furnishes several closed-form solutions for the buckling eigenvalue problem of the columns with variable flexural rigidity along the axis. The column is either under uniformly distributed axial load or under concentrated compressive load.
Sommario. Questo lavoro fornisce diverse soluzioni in forma chiusa per il problema agli autovalori dell'instabilità di colonne con rigidezza flessionale variabile lungo l'asse. La colonna è soggetta ad un carico assiale unifor-memente distribuito oppure ad una forza di compressione concentrata.
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Elishakoff, I. Euler's Problem Revisited: 222 Years Later. Meccanica 36, 265–272 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013974623741
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