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Amit H. Varma
Assistant Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
Ph. No. (765) 496 3419
Email: ahvarma@purdue.edu
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Structural Stability
OUTLINE
Definition of stability
Types of instability
Methods of stability analyses
Examples small deflection analyses
Examples large deflection analyses
Examples imperfect systems
Design of steel structures
STABILITY DEFINITION
P P P
BUCKLING Vs. STABILITY
BIFURCATION BUCKLING
Member or structure subjected to loads. As the load is
increased, it reaches a critical value where:
The deformation changes suddenly from state-1 to state-2.
And, the equilibrium load-deformation path bifurcates.
Critical buckling load when the load-deformation path bifurcates
Primary load-deformation path before buckling
Secondary load-deformation path post buckling
Is the post-buckling path stable or unstable?
SYMMETRIC BIFURCATION
FAILURE OF BEAM-COLUMNS
P M K=0
M
K<0
M
P
No bifurcation.
Instability due to material
and geometric nonlinearity
INSTABILITY FAILURE
Snap-through buckling
P
Snap-through
INSTABILITY FAILURE