Buckling analysis

[MohammadZaman]

Hi 

I modeled a simple steel column to verify the Euler  critical force.

But I couldn't understand the results?  There is a difference between program calculation and Euler formula.

What's the mining of  critical coef.

I have attached a picture.

[Artur.Kosakowski · Accepted solution]

This is the value by which you should multiply the applied load to obtain the value of the critical load (load level that causes the structure to loose its overall stability).

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