Column Buckling
Estimate elastic Euler buckling load for a straight prismatic column using an effective length factor. Use this for early structural sizing and classroom stability checks before detailed finite-element work.
Euler critical load
1,754.6 kN
1,754,596 N
Effective length
3.00 m
K = 1.00
Load ratio
0.285
Applied load / Pcr
Elastic mode shape
Effective length sets the buckling load.
Effective length K L = 3.00 m
Applied load
500.0 kN
Critical load
1,754.6 kN
Effective K
1.00
Status
Stable reserve
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