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[ ( / ) ] 1
2
1
2
{ }
{ }
= +
[ / ( ) cos / ( ) ] 1 4 2
2 2 2 2
1
2
d l x l dx
For small values of , [1 + ]
[ / (8 ) cos / ( ) ] 1 2
2 2 2 2
{ }
{ } = + l d l x l dx
2 2 2 2
2 / (8 ) cos / ( )
Fig. 12. King-Post truss encased within rigid body.
Using the known definite integral solution,
cos
2
z.dz =
/2,
the integral above is found to be l/2 and the following is
obtained by substituting and simplifying:
a = L l
=
{ }
2 2 2
2 d l l / (8 ) [ / ]
= (
2
/ 16)d
2
/ l
= 1.23d
2
/ (2l)
Neglecting lower-order differences, this can be written as:
a = 1.23d
2
/ (2L)
This is the solution for a sinusoidal curve (which is the
buckling mode of an axially-loaded prismatic bar). Other
plausible curve shapes will yield slightly different results. A
coefficient of 1.2 (instead of 1.23) is used in the main text of
the paper.
Fig. 13. Definition of geometric relationships.
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