BUCKLING LOAD OF A BEAM-COLUMN FOR DIFFERENT END CONDITIONS USING MULTI-SEGMENT INTEGRATION TECHNIQUE

A method of identifying the buckling load of a beam-column is presented based on a technique named ‘Multisegment Integration technique’. This method has been applied to a number of problems to ascertain its soundness and accuracy. We consider a boundary-value problem for the beam-column equation, in which the boundary conditions mean that i) it is hinged at both ends; ii) it is fixed at both ends; and iii) it is fixed at one end and hinged at the other end. The results obtained by Finite Difference method are compared in order to determine the efficiency of this method.