CE 579: STRUCTRAL STABILITY AND DESIGN

Amit H. Varma
Assistant Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
Ph. No. (765) 496 3419
Email: ahvarma@purdue.edu
Office hours: M-T-Th 10:30-11:30 a.m.
 Chapter 1. Introduction to Structural Stability

OUTLINE
Definition of stability
Types of instability
Methods of stability analyses
Bifurcation analysis examples small deflection analyses
Energy method
Examples small deflection analyses
Examples large deflection analyses
Examples imperfect systems
Design of steel structures
ENERGY METHOD SMALL DEFLECTIONS

Example 2 - Rigid bar supported by translational spring at end

P

k
L

Assume deformed state that activates all possible d.o.f.

Draw FBD in the deformed state
P
L
L sin

O
k L sin

L cos

L (1-cos)
 ENERGY METHOD SMALL DEFLECTIONS

Write the equation representing the total potential energy of system

U We P
L
1 1
U k ( L sin ) 2 k L2 2 L sin
2 2
O
We P L (1 cos ) k L sin

1
k L2 2 P L (1 cos )
2 L cos
d
k L2 P L sin
d L (1-cos)

d
For equilibrium; 0
d
Therefore, k L2 P L sin 0
For small deflections; k L2 P L 0
Therefore, Pcr k L
 ENERGY METHOD SMALL DEFLECTIONS
The energy method predicts that buckling will occur at the same
load Pcr as the bifurcation analysis method.
At Pcr, the system will be in equilibrium in the deformed.
Examine the stability by considering further derivatives of the
total potential energy
This is a small deflection analysis. Hence will be zero.
In this type of analysis, the further derivatives of examine the
stability of the initial state-1 (when =0)
1
k L2 2 P L (1 cos )
2
d2
d When, P k L 0 STABLE
k L2 P L sin d 2
d
d2 d2
k L2 P L cos When, P k L 0 UNSTABLE
d 2 d 2
For small deflection s and 0 d2
When P kL 0 INDETERMINATE
d
2 d 2
k L2
P L
d 2