Calculating Critical Buckling Load

A 3m3 m long, solid circular steel column is securely fixed at its base into a concrete footing and completely free at its top (acting like a flagpole). Its diameter is 50mm50 mm and its modulus of elasticity is E=200GPaE = 200 GPa. Determine its critical buckling load.

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Applying the Effective Length Concept

A hollow square steel tube is used as a column. Its outer dimension is 100mm100 mm and its wall thickness is 5mm5 mm. The column is 4m4 m long, fixed at its base and pinned at its top. Given E=200GPaE = 200 GPa, find the critical buckling load.

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