Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Critical Buckling Load of Combined Columns

Hayder Zuhair Zainy; Aziz D. Almawash; Saddam  K. Al-Raheem; Luay S. Al-Ansari; Mohammed Al-Edhari

doi:10.30572/2018/KJE/160120

Authors

Hayder Zuhair Zainy Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa, Iraq
Aziz D. Almawash University of Kufa, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Najaf, Iraq
Saddam K. Al-Raheem University of Kufa, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Najaf, Iraq
Luay S. Al-Ansari Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa, Iraq
Mohammed Al-Edhari University of Kufa https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3329-3660

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30572/2018/KJE/160120

Keywords:

Critical Buckling Load, Combined Column, ANSYS Model, Equivalent Stiffness Method, Experimental Analysis

Abstract

The work done in this research is dedicated to compute the critical buckling load of combined columns. This is performed using theoretical and experimental analyses. The combined column is made of two materials, namely copper and aluminum alloys. The theoretical approach involves numerical analysis using ANSYS and analytical analysis using the equivalent stiffness method. The study determines the critical buckling load by considering many parameters. These parameters include lengths of copper and aluminum in the combined columns, cross-sectional geometries (square, circle, and hexagon), and boundary conditions. The experimental work is carried out using a Strut Bucking Apparatus on a combined column with circular cross-sections and different end supports. The findings show that the critical buckling loads achieved from numerical and analytical analysis are in good agreement with those obtained from experimental analysis. It is found that the critical buckling load increases with increasing the length of copper in the combined column and with more restrictive end supports. There is a good match of critical buckling load between those achieved from the equivalent stiffness method and ANSYS model for any considered cross-sectional geometries (square, circle, and hexagon) and two types of support (fixed-fixed and fixed-pinned). The results reveal that the combined columns with square cross-sections have higher critical buckling loads than those with circular or hexagonal cross-sections. The highest percentage errors of critical buckling load between the experimental method and theoretical methods (equivalent stiffness method and ANSYS models) are (-13.120, -12.768, and -12.453) % and (-13.083, -18.039, and -19.052) % for pinned-pinned, fixed-pinned, and fixed-fixed columns respectively.

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