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remains within a supplied verified elastic range.<\/p><div class=\"vc-badges\"><span class=\"vc-badge\">Pcr=\u03c0\u00b2EI\/(KL)\u00b2<\/span><span class=\"vc-badge\">Weakest axis<\/span><span class=\"vc-badge\">Elastic gate<\/span><span class=\"vc-badge\">No safety factor<\/span><\/div><\/header>\r\n<div class=\"vc-card\"><form class=\"vc-form\" id=\"vc-form\" autocomplete=\"off\"><div class=\"vc-form-grid\"><div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-E\">Young\u2019s modulus E <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(GPa; &gt;0)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" id=\"vc-E\" type=\"text\" inputmode=\"decimal\"><\/div><div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-I\">Least centroidal second moment Imin <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(cm\u2074; &gt;0)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" id=\"vc-I\" type=\"text\" inputmode=\"decimal\"><\/div><div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-A\">Gross area A <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(cm\u00b2; &gt;0)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" id=\"vc-A\" type=\"text\" inputmode=\"decimal\"><\/div><div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-L\">Unsupported length L <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(m; &gt;0)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" id=\"vc-L\" type=\"text\" inputmode=\"decimal\"><\/div><div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-K\">Verified effective-length factor K <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(&gt;0)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" id=\"vc-K\" type=\"text\" inputmode=\"decimal\"><\/div><div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-limit\">Maximum permitted elastic stress \u03c3el <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(MPa; &gt;0)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" id=\"vc-limit\" type=\"text\" inputmode=\"decimal\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding-top:18px\"><div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-source\">Section, material, restraint and \u03c3el evidence\/source<\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" id=\"vc-source\" type=\"text\" maxlength=\"300\"><\/div><p id=\"vc-error\" role=\"alert\" style=\"margin:.75rem 0 0;color:#b42318\"><\/p><div class=\"vc-warning-box\"><p style=\"margin:0\"><strong>Scope:<\/strong> straight, initially perfect, prismatic column; centric axial compression; uniform linear-elastic material; idealized restraints; global flexural mode about Imin. This is not a code design resistance and excludes imperfections, eccentricity, residual stress, local\/distortional\/torsional buckling, material nonlinearity and safety\/resistance factors.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/form><div class=\"vc-results\" id=\"vc-results\"><div class=\"vc-results-head\"><h2 class=\"vc-results-title\">Elastic applicability result<\/h2><button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-copy-btn\" id=\"vc-copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/div><div class=\"vc-result-grid\"><div class=\"vc-rcard vc-rcard-primary\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Euler critical load Pcr<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-pcr\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Euler critical stress \u03c3cr<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-sigma\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Applicability<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-status\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Slenderness \u03bb=KL\/r<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-lambda\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Elastic gate \u03bbmin<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-lmin\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Radius of gyration rmin<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-r\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Effective length KL<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-le\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><\/div><p id=\"vc-r-note\" style=\"margin:0;color:var(--vc-ink-secondary)\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"vc-section vc-open\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-section-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span class=\"vc-section-toggle-text\"><span class=\"vc-section-icon\">\ud83d\udcd0<\/span><span class=\"vc-section-title\">Equation, gate and source boundary<\/span><\/span><\/button><div class=\"vc-section-body\"><div class=\"vc-section-inner vc-theory\"><div class=\"vc-formula-box\">Pcr = \u03c0\u00b2EImin\/(KL)\u00b2<\/div><div class=\"vc-formula-box\">rmin=\u221a(Imin\/A), &nbsp; \u03bb=KL\/rmin, &nbsp; \u03c3Euler=\u03c0\u00b2E\/\u03bb\u00b2<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pml.nist.gov\/test-structures\/10-FilesToDownload\/NISTIR6779.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NISTIR 6779, Appendix D.5<\/a> gives Euler\u2019s formula for long slender beams\/columns, defines I as the least area moment of inertia and Le as the effective length, and identifies Le=L for pivoted ends and Le=L\/2 for fixed ends.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/2-002-mechanics-and-materials-ii-spring-2004\/9aebe9fc6669d928aa716a5033cc9c9f_lab_1_s04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MIT Mechanics and Materials II, \u201cElastic Buckling of Long Slender Columns\u201d<\/a> derives the same effective-length form and relates Le=KL to ideal end fixity. Real frame restraint must come from the applicable structural model\/code, not from a generic dropdown.<\/p><div class=\"vc-formula-box\">Derived gate: \u03bbmin=\u03c0\u221a(E\/\u03c3el); report Pcr only when \u03bb\u2265\u03bbmin (\u03c3Euler\u2264\u03c3el)<\/div><p>The gate follows algebraically by setting the Euler stress equal to the user-supplied maximum elastic stress. It is a necessary check for this ideal elastic formula, not a complete code classification or proof of safety.<\/p><div class=\"vc-warning-box\"><p style=\"margin:0\"><strong>If rejected:<\/strong> the calculator deliberately suppresses Pcr and \u03c3cr. Use the applicable material\/structural design standard and check inelastic, local and coupled buckling instead of treating an out-of-range Euler number as capacity.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"vc-footer\"><p>\u00a9 2024\u20132026 <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/\">Vibromera<\/a><\/p><p>Ideal elastic bifurcation reference only; not a code resistance or allowable load. 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