Lecture
DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL FORCE WITH THE HELP OF A DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION (EXACT METHOD OF DEFINITION Pcr ). |
If the length reduction factor is not obvious, then Pcr can be found by solving a differential equation - this is an exact method for determining the critical force. |
The peculiarity of stability problems is the fact that the rod equilibrium is considered in a deformed state, while in other sections equilibrium equations are compiled for an element of a loaded rod (or other body) without a section of its changes due to deformations. |
General procedure for calculation: |
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we obtain differential equilibrium equations in an amount equal to the number of sections (in this case we denote ); |
Using the boundary conditions at the ends of the rod and the conditions for joining the sections (equality of displacements and rotation angles at the end of the previous and the beginning of the next section, since the curved axis of the rod is a smooth curve without breaks and breaks), we obtain the so-called characteristic equation. |
Solving the obtained (most often transcendental) equation by selection, graphically or using a computer, we obtain a series of values satisfying the equation and boundary conditions of the problem. The smallest (non-zero) of the values obtained gives expression to the critical force in the form |
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Stability of compressed rods
Terms: Stability of compressed rods