KnickBucklingAnalysen
KnickBucklingAnalysen is a term used in structural engineering to describe the set of analytical, numerical, and experimental methods aimed at studying kink buckling phenomena in slender members and components. The focus is on localized bending and deformation instabilities that develop under axial compression, bending, or combined loading, including both global buckling of entire members and local buckling of plates, webs, or joints.
The analyses seek to predict critical loads, identify dominant buckling modes, and characterize post-buckling behavior, including
Common approaches combine analytical theory, finite element modeling, and experiments. Linear eigenvalue analysis provides initial critical
Applications span structural steel and aluminum members, aerospace panels, composite laminates, pipelines, offshore structures, towers, and
Challenges include accurately representing imperfections and nonlinear material and joint behavior, computational cost for complex assemblies,