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A solid round bar of 6 cm diameter is 2.5 m long. It is used as column with one end fixed and other end hinged. If elastic modulus is 200 GPa, the Euler's buckling load will be
If the diameter of a long column is reduced by 20%, the percentage of reduction in Euler buckling load is
Vertical columns of the same material, height and weight have the same end conditions. Which cross-section will carry the maximum load?
Column A has both its ends fixed, and column B has one end fixed and the other end free. The ratio of the buckling load of column A to that of column B is:
Steel column pinned at both ends has a modulus of elasticity E=2×105N/mm2E = 2 \times 10^5 N/mm^2, moment of inertia I = 90000mm, L = 1.75 m, value of Euler's critical load will be
The diameter of long column is D buckling load is P. If the diameter is reduced by 50% new buckling load will be:
The equivalent length of a column as per Euler's theory whose one end is fixed and the other end is hinged is given by
In the Euler's crippling load, the column which has both ends fixed is _______________times of the column which has both ends hinged.
____________is defined as the maximum axial load that a column can carry and still remain straight.
The equivalent length of the column when both the ends are fixed is
Which of the following is true for ideal column compressed by an axial load (P)?
Slenderness ratio for any column is
A long column fails by
______________ is elastic instability which results in sudden large lateral deflection.
For a long slender column of uniform cross section, the ratio of critical buckling load for the case with both ends closed to the case with both ends hinged is

Which of the following column has the formula for the Euler's buckling load as π2ElL2\frac{\pi ^ 2 El}{L ^ 2} ?

A structural member subjected to an axial compressive force is called as
Which one of the following statement is correct?

Match List-I (End conditions of columns) with List-ll (Equivalent length in terms of hinged-hinged column) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

List I

List II

a

Both ends Hinged

1

Le=LL_e=L

d

One end fixed and other end is free

2

Le=L2L_e=\frac {L}{\sqrt2}

c

One end fixed and other end is hinged

3

Le=L2L_e=\frac L2

d

Both ends Fixed

4

Le=2LL_e=2L

Euler's theory assumes that failure within a column is solely due to
When both ends of column are pinned or hinged, buckling load equation is given by
The slenderness ratio of a 4 m column with fixed ends having a square cross-sectional area of side 40 mm is:
The slenderness ratio of a column is defined as the ratio of its length to its
Rankine theory is applicable to the ______
Which is the CORRECT reason for the 5%-10% of error in Euler's crippling load, when estimated theoretically?
______________is most suitable for Euler's formula.
The equivalent length of a column of length L having one end fixed at the other end hinged is
A column of length 8 m with both ends fixed may be considered as equivalent to a column of length ______________with both ends hinged.
The effective length 'L' of a column hinged at both ends as compared to its actual length l is-
Euler's formula holds good only for-
Euler's formula is not valid for mild steel column when slenderness ratio is
For a column of length (L) and flexural rigidity (El) which has one end fixed and other end free, the expression for critical load is given as -