NONLINEAR BUCKLING OF AN IMPERFECT BEAM

TUTORIAL TYPETechnical – Structural
SUITABLE FOR TRIAL VERSIONYes
PATH TO PYTHON SCRIPTExplore \share\Tutorials\BucklingImperfectBeam within the DIANA program directory
MODULES REQUIREDEXPERT + STRUCTURAL
DIMENSIONThree dimensional 
ANALYSIS TYPEStructural linear static, Structural stability, Structural nonlinear
MODEL TYPELinear elasticity, Beam elements
LOAD & BOUNDARY CONDITIONSForce load, Constraint
RESULTSDisplacements contour plot, Buckling values, Buckling modes