Question

____________is defined as the maximum axial load that a column can carry and still remain straight.

• A. The Shear load
• B. The crippling load
• C. The compressive load
• D. The load at proportional limit.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The crippling load

Crippling load is the maximum axial load a column can carry and still remain straight. When the load is gradually increased, the column will buckle at the crippling load. The Euler buckling load for a column is given by$P_{E} =\frac{\pi ^ 2 EI}{L_{e} ^ 2}$ where Le depends on the end support conditions