Bifurcations in the optimal elastic foundation for a buckling column

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2010.10.054MaRDI QIDQ430558zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope, Robert Farr, K. Ding, Yong Mao

Publication date 26 June 2012

Published in Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1010.5360

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Critical exponents in context of PDEs (35B33) Bifurcation and buckling (74G60) Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10)

Abstract: We investigate the buckling under compression of a slender beam with a distributed lateral elastic support, for which there is an associated cost. For a given cost, we study the optimal choice of support to protect against Euler buckling. We show that with only weak lateral support, the optimum distribution is a delta-function at the centre of the beam. When more support is allowed, we find numerically that the optimal distribution undergoes a series of bifurcations. We obtain analytical expressions for the buckling load around the first bifurcation point and corresponding expansions for the optimal position of support. Our theoretical predictions, including the critical exponent of the bifurcation, are confirmed by computer simulations.

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