Buckling is a failure mode that occurs in columns and other members that are loaded in compression. It is a sudden change deformation that occurs at a certain critical load. In this video we ...

When a strut is loaded in compression it may be unable to support the applied load and fail by Buckling rather than by Plastic Deformation. The buckling process involves the primary elastic response ...

Their performance in compression is less good as the fibers are now loaded in compression and can become unstable to buckling before the onset of plastic deformation. This behavior is illustrated in ...