Abstract:
The factors responsible for the errors often encountered in the stability analysis of elastic systems are found by testing the Bubnov–Galerkin method for the buckling problem of a single-layer flexible elastic bar. Refined formulas are obtained for the maximum deflection of a longitudinally compressed hinged three-layer bar.
Keywords:Bubnov–Galerkin method, elastic bar, buckling, buckling shapes, maximum deflection.