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Buckling Test
Buckling Test
TEAM MEMBERS
CRUZ AGUILAR FILIBERTO DE JESÚS
HERNANDEZ CARRILLO JESUS IVÀN
MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ PEDRO LEONARDO
SANTIAGO MARTÍNEZ DIANA LETICIA
Buckling occurs when column has a tendency to deflect laterally, out of the
line of action of the force. Once buckling initiates, the instability can lead to
failure of the column, because the eccentric force acts as a moment causing
greater stresses and deflections due to the combination of the bending and
axial forces.
APLLICATION
If a sample of great length and little section is subjected to a compressive
stress in the direction of its axis, it will not crush if it does not bend laterally.
This lateral flexion is buckling.
Buckling plays an important role in almost every field of technology.
Examples of this are:
• Columns and supports in construction and steel engineering
• Stop rods for valve actuation and connecting rods in motor construction
• Piston rods for hydraulic cylinders
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
In order to perform this test correctly in the case of slender bars, we must
bear in mind that if the force applied on a "perfect" bar follows the exact
direction of the locus of the centers of gravity of the section, buckling will not
occur. But in the real conditions in which the system acts there may be one
or more of the following causes that determine buckling, such as:
•Irregularities in the form.
•Irregularities in the structure.
•Eccentricity of the load with respect to the geometric centroid.
• Small axis bending.
REQUIREMENTS, SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
AND/OR CONDITIONS TO PERFORM THE TEST
• Safety
- The load cross arm can drop of the clamping screws are loosened.
- A drop could damage parts of the testing machine located underneath the
cross arm.
- Carefully support the cross arm by hand when loosening the clamping
screws
- Before removing a rod specimen make sure that the clamping screws are
tightened securely.
-The hazards mentioned do not apply when the test device is set up
horizontally
- Caution when working with brittle materials.
- The rod specimen could breaks suddenly in this case. Pieces of specimen
could fly around and cause injuries.
-The maximum testing force is 20 000 N.
- Never deflect more than max.6mm, since there is a risk or plastic
deformation and damage to the rod specimen.
MATERIALS, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT TO BE USED
IN THE TEST
Materials:
• Universal machine.
• Test tubes.
• Calibrator or Vernier.
• Flexometer.
• Supports for columns.
• Load mandrel.
• Dial indicator magnetic.